Friday’s Market Recap: Investors Start New Year With Some Optimism
Posted on January 02, 2009 at 20:20 PM EST
Trading volume was low again on the first trading session of 2009 sending markets into the green. The Dow Jones Industrial average (^DJI) ended 258 points higher and closed at 9,034 points. The Nasdaq composite index (^IXIC) was up 55 points and closed at 1,632 points. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) was ...