Market Watch 12/03//2009

Stock Market Closing Prices - 12/3/09

Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close - 10366.15 -86.53
Nasdaq Stock Market Close - 2173.14 -11.89
S&P 500 Close - 1099.92 -9.32

Commodities Closing Prices - 12/3/09

Gold Close - 1212.50
Oil Close - 76.00
Natural Gas Close - 4.47

Stocks lost ground on Thursday on mixed economic news, snapping three days of gains.

Markets were heartened by a Labor Department report of a continuing decline in unemployment claims, but discouraged by weak retail sales figures.