Money | Dow Jones Dow Up 66 as Consumer Optimism Lifts Stocks Retail sales beat expectations in November By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 11, 2009 3:16 PM CST Copied David O'Day, center, and fellow traders gather at the post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that handles CIT Group, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks ended today's session mixed, with the Dow posting solid gains. Alcoa saw a. 8% jump on an optimistic profit estimate by JPMorgan, and the University of Michigan/Reuters December consumer sentiment index beat expectations, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 65.67 points to close at 10,471.50. The Nasdaq fell 0.55, settling at 2,190.51. The S&P 500 gained 4.06, closing at 1,106.41. Read These Next Now we know why Ghislaine Maxwell may have opened up to the DOJ. We knew Letterman would pipe up about Colbert eventually. South Park episode on Trump may be a real 'mess' for him. The sheriff says he's never seen a worse case of child sex abuse. Report an error