Money | Dow Jones Dow Up 50 on Stimulus Deal Stocks stage mild recovery after yesterday's rout By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 11, 2009 3:21 PM CST Copied Mead Johnson CFO Peter Leemputte, center, and CEO Stephen W. Golsby, right, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks posted mild gains today, MarketWatch reports. The indices had fallen to losses but headed up again after Harry Reid announced that the Senate had reached an agreement on the stimulus package. Beleaguered banks Citigroup and Bank of America were both up 8% after yesterday’s sell-off. The Dow rose 50.65 points to settle at 7,939.53. The Nasdaq closed up 5.77 points at 1,530.50, and the S&P 500 gained 6.58 points to close at 834.77. Read These Next White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. The NFL's heaviest player told to slim down. Report an error