Stock Market Closing Prices – 1/4/10

Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close – 10583.96 +155.91
Nasdaq Stock Market Close – 2308.42 +39.27
S&P 500 Close – 1132.99 +17.89

Commodities Closing Prices – 1/4/10

Gold Close – 1123.80
Oil Close – 81.86
Natural Gas - 5.87


Stock markets start New Year with a bang, 2010 could be a big year for investors.

On Monday, upbeat news about manufacturing lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 155 points, or 1.5 percent..

The stock market looks great right now. However some Wall Street expert said the economic could trigger a correction. What do you think about it?

Market analysis said The crucial last checkmark on the clipboard of economic recovery is employment.

The next major snapshot of the job market comes Friday, when the Labor Department is scheduled to release its employment figures for December. It is already the biggest report on investors' calendar each month but this one will set the tone for trading in 2010.