Money | Dow Jones Dow Up 33 After Jobs Data Weekly jobs numbers beat expectations By Nick McMaster Posted Jan 7, 2010 3:27 PM CST Copied In this photo from Dec. 10, 2009, traders John Strazza, left, and Peter Tuchman, center, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks registered slight gains as weekly jobless claims beat expectations and analysts were upbeat on commercial real estate, despite a rate hike by the Chinese central bank, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 33 points to close at 10,607. The Nasdaq fell 1 point to 2,300. The S&P 500 added 5 points, closing at 1,142. Read These Next A family hike took a tragic turn in Arkansas on Saturday. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. A New Zealand neighborhood is being stalked by a feline laundry thief. Report an error