US | stock market Market Opens Quietly, Then a Surge S&P, Nasdaq lag behind Dow after $2T relief deal reached By Polly Davis Doig Posted Mar 25, 2020 8:42 AM CDT Copied Specialist Erica Fredrickson works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) A day after its biggest ever single-day gain and hours after a $2 trillion economic relief bill, MarketWatch reports that the Dow Jones opened relatively quietly, rising 241 points out of the gate, or about 1.2%. The Dow then picked up steam, picking up a total of about 685 points in its first 10 minutes. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were slower out of the gate and tracking slightly behind, with gains minutes later of 2% and 1.5%, respectively. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Federal judge rips into Trump himself in deportation ruling. Report an error