NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow industrials surging to a 52-week high, after the Group of 20 said over the weekend that it would keep economic stimulus in place.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) soared 151 points, or 1.5%, hitting its highest intraday level in more than a year. About 2 hours into the session, 28 of the 30 blue-chip index's components were higher.
The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 17 points, or 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) rose 30 points, or 1.4%.
Finance ministers of the G-20 met over the weekend and pledged to continue government aid. The dollar fell sharply against the euro and British pound, while commodities and commodity-linked stocks rose.
"Stocks and commodities are happy that G-20 will maintain stimulus," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co. "Across the board, it's definitive that commodities are showing signs of strength."
CNNMoney.com Market Report - Nov. 9, 2009
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) soared 151 points, or 1.5%, hitting its highest intraday level in more than a year. About 2 hours into the session, 28 of the 30 blue-chip index's components were higher.
The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 17 points, or 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) rose 30 points, or 1.4%.
Finance ministers of the G-20 met over the weekend and pledged to continue government aid. The dollar fell sharply against the euro and British pound, while commodities and commodity-linked stocks rose.
"Stocks and commodities are happy that G-20 will maintain stimulus," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co. "Across the board, it's definitive that commodities are showing signs of strength."
CNNMoney.com Market Report - Nov. 9, 2009