Money | Dow Jones Dow Seesaws on Jobs, Dollar, Then Closes Up 22 Jobs rally undercut by, dollar boom, sinking commodities By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 4, 2009 3:16 PM CST Copied Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks posted modest gains today after a morning rally off an unexpectedly strong jobs report. The surge lost steam when a rise in the dollar sapped commodity stocks, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 22.75 points to close at 10,388.90. The Nasdaq added 21.21, settling at 2,194.35. The S&P 500 gained 6.06, closing at 1,105.98. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Report an error