Dow Closes Above 10,200

(Updated with EA earnings news and final quotes.)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The Dow closed at its highest point since October 2008, as global finance officials signaled that economic stimulus would remain in place for the foreseeable future and commodities surged.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 203.5 points higher, or 2%, to 10,226.9. The S&P 500 rose 23.8 points, or 2.2%, to 1093.1, while the Nasdaq advanced 41.6 points, or 2%, to 2154.1.

Currency markets were in focus on Monday as the G-20 meeting in Scotland ended with finance policy-makers reaffirming their desire to preserve stimulus measures. After signaling low rates for the near term, the Dollar Index, a measure that tracks the strength of the dollar against a basket of currencies, reached 15-month lows. It was recently down 1%. ...