Buoyed by positive gains for shares of Verizon and Goldman Sachs, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is rallying Monday afternoon. Shares of Verizon
VZ,
+3.53%
and Goldman Sachs
GS,
+3.77%
have contributed to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+1.58%
is trading 467 points (1.4%) higher. Verizon’s shares have climbed $1.14 (3.4%) while those of Goldman Sachs are up $9.42, or 3.3%, combining for a roughly 70-point boost for the Dow. Nike
NKE,
+3.90%,
Travelers
TRV,
+3.01%,
and McDonald’s
MCD,
+1.72%
are also contributing significantly to the gain. A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.
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