Money | Dow Jones Dow Starts February Up 118 Exxon's quarterly results beat expectations By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 1, 2010 3:23 PM CST Copied Traders surround Specialist Michael O'Mara, center, at the post that handles Valassis Communications Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks rallied today on a strong earnings report by ExxonMobil and data showing the US factory sector performed well in January, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow added 118.30 points to close at 10,185.53. The Nasdaq gained 243.85, closing at 2,171.20. The S&P 500 rose 15.31 to settle at 1,089.18. Read These Next He heckled President Trump, is now $430K richer. Officials say ICE agent who shot Renee Good had internal bleeding. Denmark says US wouldn't budge in DC meeting on Greenland. Verizon finally got phones out of SOS mode. Report an error