The Dow Jones industrials broke through the 10,000 barrier for all of one minute today, reaching a significant milestone in Wall Street’s remarkable recovery from the bear market before retreating on profit-taking.

Wall Street ended a mostly indecisive session with modest gains today as investors, still uneasy about stocks’ high prices, hesitated to extend the previous session’s huge rally.

US stocks began the week indecisively today, closing mixed in the absence of earnings news to guide investors. But the major indexes managed to rebound from sizeable early losses.