Market Watch 2/23/10

Stock Market Closing Prices – 2/23/10

Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close – 10282.41 -100.97
Nasdaq Stock Market Close – 2213.44 -28.59
S&P 500 Close – 1094.60 -13.41

Commodities Closing Prices – 2/23/10

Gold Close – 1102.70 -9.90
Oil Close – 79.26 +0.40
Natural Gas – 4.96

Stocks pull back after worse-than-expected consumer confidence report;

While Home Depot Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., Macy's Inc. and Target Corp. all reported better-than-expected earnings Tuesday, the companies indicated that sales growth is lagging. That's a sign that consumers are still too hesitant about the economy and their own job security to spend freely.

Tomorrow’s quarterly report,
Dollar Tree, Saks, TJX

Tomorrow’s economic data,
New Home Sales - January 2010 - 10am EST

Tomorrow also have two big events on Washington,
Toyota’s hearing . Ben Bernanke on Capital Hill.