Money | S&P 500 Dow Up 12 as Stocks Claw Back From Abyss Dow off 170 midday on European credit woes By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 5, 2010 3:19 PM CST Copied Trader Gregory Rowe, left, and specialist Michael Sollitto, center, react on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly dips below 10,000, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks regained their opening levels after severe losses that saw the Dow off 170 points at midday today. Despite better-than-expected US employment figures, worries about the creditworthiness of some troubled European nations exerted downward pressure on stocks, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow Jones closed up 10.05 points at 10,012.23. The Nasdaq gained 15.69 to close at 2,141.12. The S&P 500 added 3.07 to settle at 1,066.18. Read These Next It's a survival story fit for a sea shanty. For first time, SCOTUS is asked to overturn gay marriage ruling. White House plans sweeping checks of Smithsonian exhibits. Ashley Biden posting a lot about 'freedom' amid divorce news. Report an error