Money / Dow Jones Buoyed by Biden, Dow Takes a Big Jump Opens up more than 600 points By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Mar 4, 2020 8:43 AM CST Copied Trader Timothy Nick, left, and specialist Michael Pistillo work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Global stock markets turned higher Wednesday—and the Dow followed suit—extending days of volatility as investors weighed the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak and Joe Biden's big gains in the Democratic primaries. "A higher probability of a more centrist Democrat candidate has provided some comfort” for investors, a strategist with JP Morgan Asset Management tells the Wall Street Journal. The Dow opened up more than 600 points and quickly rose another 100 points before sinking slightly. As of 9:35am, it was trading up 540 points, a gain of about 2%. (More Dow Jones stories.) Report an error