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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St pares gains after Bernanke comments

Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:30pm EST

NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains but were still at 2009 highs on Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. central bank is attentive to changes in the dollar and the Fed's mandate will help ensure the greenback remains strong.

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Weakness in the U.S. currency earlier helped lift commodity and stock prices. For details see [ID:nN16493345].

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 107.24 points, or 1.04 percent, to 10,377.71. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX added 13.81 points, or 1.26 percent, to 1,107.29. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 26.75 points, or 1.23 percent, to 2,194.63. (Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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