Money | Dow Jones Financials Push Dow Up 35 Dow up 6.5% for November By Nick McMaster Posted Nov 30, 2009 3:10 PM CST Copied Al Hayward, center, and Charles Boeddinghaus, right, of LaBranche & Co. work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan) A rally in financial stocks helped the major indexes overcome a slump in retail shares, pushing stocks to solid gains today and capping a 6.5% rise by the Dow in November, the Wall Street Journal reports. For the day: The Dow rose 34.92 points to close at 10,344.84. The Nasdaq added 6.16, settling at 2,144.60. The S&P 500 gained 4.14 and ended the session at 1,095.63. Read These Next 'Bad batch' of drugs causes mass OD in Baltimore. Epstein fallout intensifies within Trump administration. He fired the crucial 'ninth shot' against Trump gunman. Surgical staff squares off with ICE agents. Report an error