How other indexes did since last Dow last hit 13K The Dow Jones industrial average closed over 13,000 Tuesday for the first time since May 19, 2008. How the other main U.S. stock indexes have done since then: _ Standard & Poor's 500 index: down 4.1 percent. _ Nasdaq composite index: up 17.9 percent. _ Russell 2000 index: up 12 percent. The stock market hit its bottom for the Great Recession on March 9, 2009. To double that low, the Dow would need to reach 13,094.10, a gain of 89 points from Tuesday's close. How the major averages have fared since March 9, 2009: _ Dow Jones industrial average: up 98.2 percent. _ Standard & Poor's 500 index: up 102.1 percent. _ Nasdaq composite index: up 133.8 percent. _ Russell 2000 index: up 140.8 percent.