Money / Dow Jones Dow Off 108; Commodities Fall Energy and materials declines trump gains for Microsoft, Amazon By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff Posted Oct 23, 2009 3:11 PM CDT Copied Specialists Louis Spina, left, and Evan Solomon, second left, work at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks posted losses today as a big drop in commodities pushed down the energy and materials sectors, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow lost 109.13 points to close at 9,972.13. The Nasdaq fell 10.82, settling at 2,154.47. The S&P 500 dropped 13.31, closing at 1,079.60. (More Dow Jones stories.) Report an error