Money / Dow Jones Dow Rises 92 on Bernanke Comments Fed chief says he's in no rush to raise interest rates By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff Posted Feb 24, 2010 3:21 PM CST Copied Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks posted solid gains after Ben Bernanke assured traders that a recent increase in the discount rate did not mean that the Fed would raise the benchmark funds rate—which has the strongest influence on commercial lending rates—anytime soon, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 92 points to close at 10,374. The Nasdaq added 22 points, closing at 2,236. The S&P 500 gained 11 points to settle at 1,105. (More Dow Jones stories.) Report an error