Money | Dow Jones Dow Rises 4 on Good GDP Data, Bad Housing News GDP grows 5.9% in last quarter of 2009 By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 26, 2010 3:15 PM CST Copied The Aflac duck mascot visits the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 to celebrate his 10th anniversary representing the company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks closed out February by nudging into positive territory as investors weighed the news that GDP grew by 5.9% last quarter but existing-home sales plunged, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 4.23 points to close at 10,325.26. The Nasdaq added 4.04, settling at 2,238.26. The S&P 500 rose 1.56 to settle at 1,104.49. Read These Next In the early morning hours in East Hollywood, chaos. This is why you don't wear metal in MRI rooms. CEO resigns after appearance on Kiss Cam. The latest in the generation wars: the 'Gen Z stare.' Report an error