The Dow Jones Industrial average soar over 3 percent to close over 9,000 Friday, its best close in over two months. Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson, stated, \"It feels good to get off to a good start on the first trading day of the year.\" Investors hoping to get in at what may be bargin prices ignored news released from the Institute for Supply Management indicating that overall manufacturing shrunk to a 28-year low in December.