The Dow surged nearly 200 points, while inflation fears propelled gold to another record close. The Institute for Supply Management said its services index rose to 53.2 last month from 51.5 in August. Economists had expected the measure to rise to 52. Continue reading Stocks Soar on Services Growth and Japan's Rate Cut Stocks Soar on Services Growth and Japan's Rate Cut originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:20:00. Filed Under: Economy , Investing , Earnings , Market News Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments