Dow rallies 134 points on gains for Caterpillar, Goldman Sachs shares

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Wednesday afternoon with shares of Caterpillar and Goldman Sachs leading the way for the price-weighted average. Shares of Caterpillar
CAT,
+0.50%
and Goldman Sachs
GS,
+0.50%
are contributing to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.04%
was most recently trading 134 points higher (0.4%). Caterpillar’s shares are up $3.33 (1.1%) while those of Goldman Sachs are up $4.03, or 1.1%, combining for a roughly 48-point bump for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include 3M
MMM,
+0.30%,
Amgen
AMGN,
+0.73%,
and Walmart
WMT,
+0.70%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the benchmark equates to a 6.59-point swing.