Market Watch 1/26/10

Stock Market Closing Prices – 1/26/10

Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close – 10194.29 -2.57
Nasdaq Stock Market Close – 2203.73 -7.07
S&P 500 Close – 1092.17 -4.61

Commodities Closing Prices – 1/26/10

Gold Close – 1097.90 +0.0
Oil Close – 74.77 +0.06
Natural Gas – 5.46

Stocks gave up a healthy advance and closed slightly lower Tuesday as investors suffered another bout of anxiety over President Barack Obama's plan to regulate banks.

The drop was the market's fifth in seven days, and the fact that it came shortly before the closing bell showed how uneasy investors are; last-hour pullbacks were the hallmark of a troubled market during the financial crisis of 2008.

The drop Tuesday came as Federal Reserve policymakers began a two-day meeting on interest rate policy. The central bank is expected to keep rates at record lows, though investors will be looking at the Fed's assessment of the economy in a statement that will follow the meeting on Wednesday.