Money | Dow Jones Dow Climbs 27 as Year-End Rally Weakens Mastercard reports better-than-expected holiday sales By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 28, 2009 3:15 PM CST Copied James Maguire Jr., left, and Rudy Mass work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks faltered but managed to reclaim most of the day's gains in the final hour of today's session. The day saw light trading volume and news of a bump in retail sales from MasterCard's SpendingPulse unit, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 26.98 points to close at 10,547.08. The Nasdaq added 5.39, closing at 2,291.08. The S&P 500 rose 1.30 to settle at 1,127.78. Read These Next Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Report an error