Money | Dow Jones Dow Up 51 on Home Sales Downward GDP revision saps gains By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 22, 2009 3:19 PM CST Copied A Star Wars storm trooper walks the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in New York. Darth Vader rang the opening bell. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) A 7.4% gain in existing home sales for November boosted stocks today, despite a downward revision of third-quarter GDP growth to 2.2%, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 51 points to close at 10,465. The Nasdaq added 15 points to settle at 2,253. The S&P 500 gained 4 points, closing at 1,118. Read These Next Bad news for the famous 'Nirvana baby.' Hiker lost for days in Idaho had no pants or shoes. Skydivers remarkably survive after both parachutes fail. Ex-political candidate mired in sex tape scandal now has legal woes. Report an error