FinanceStocks Stocks Gain at Close By staff-author - October 4, 2012 81 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint In Thursday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 81 points to 13,575. The Nasdaq rose 14 points to 3,149. The S&P 500 added 10 points to 1,461. The LABJ Stock Index rose nearly 1 point to 140.