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 Michael Jackson's son reveals his 'next chapter.' At least 2 children are dead in a Minnesota school shooting. Orange shark, doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo. Travis Kelce's dad thinks Taylor was getting 'antsy.' Report an error