Money | Dow Jones Dow Edges Up 2 Points Traders avoid big bets ahead of jobless figures By Nick McMaster Posted Mar 2, 2010 3:20 PM CST Copied In this Feb. 25 file photo, trader Albert Young, left, studies his screens as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) Stocks fell from their daily highs but managed to preserve token gains as American Express said overall credit quality was improving and the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index rose 1.1%, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 2 points to close at 10,406. The Nasdaq added 7 points, settling at 2,281. The S&P 500 rose 3 points, closing at 1,118. Read These Next The 8 Democrats who bucked party on shutdown have something in common. Here's where things stand in the House ahead of shutdown vote. Hormone therapy for menopause was unfairly demonized, says the FDA. Trump is responding to MTG's increasing criticism of GOP. Report an error