Money | stock market Stocks Soar, Dow Up 322 Analyst chalks it up to psychology By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 23, 2011 3:42 PM CDT Copied Trader Jonathan Corpina, center, smiles as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks had their best day in more than a week today, with the Dow jumping a whopping 322 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P gained 101 and 39 points respectively. Investors are betting that the Federal Reserve will heap more stimulus on the economy this week, Bloomberg reports, while a market analyst tells MarketWatch that the rally should be chalked up to “a shift in investor psychology.” Read These Next NFL star's routine drug test revealed a stunning diagnosis. Peggy Noonan: Kirk assassination starting to look 'epochal.' Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew has a message for her. Taylor Swift gets emotional over UK attack in new Disney+ docuseries. Report an error