Market Watch 3/04/10

Stock Market Closing Prices – 3/04/10

Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close – 10444.14 +47.38
Nasdaq Stock Market Close – 2292.31 +11.63
S&P 500 Close – 1122.97 +4.18

Commodities Closing Prices – 3/04/10
Gold Close 1132.60 +2.10
Oil Close – 80.65 +0.44
Natural Gas – 4.58

Optimism about the government's February jobs report sent the Dow Jones industrials back into the black for 2010.

Investors seemed to set aside concerns about the day's mixed economic reports and focus instead on the Labor Department's jobs report, due Friday morning.

Economic Calendar Data - 3/5/10

Employment Report - February 2010 - 8:30am EST
Unemployment Rate - February 2010 - 8:30am EST
U.S. January consumer credit data released. 3 p.m.