The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 23.5 percent for the year, while the Dow climbed 18.8 percent and the Nasdaq jumped 43.9 percent from its close on Dec. 31, 2008.
NYMEX- NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures ended slightly higher on Thursday, up a seventh straight session and reaching $80 a barrel intraday for the first time since November.
Crude oil futures ended the year up 78 percent from the $44.60 settlement on Dec. 31, 2008, the biggest percentage calendar year rise in a decade.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange on Thursday, February crude
CBOT- CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade grains and soy complex close on Thursday.
CBOT- SOYBEANS - January
CBOT- SOYOIL - January
FCPO- JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended up nearly 56 percent in 2009 to post their biggest annual climb in more than a decade and traders see room for more gains in the first quarter of 2010 on lower production and strong demand.
Palm oil