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.
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