Dow Rose with Increase of Microsoft and Merck Shares
Microsoft and Merck shares are seeing strong returns on Monday morning, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the positive zone. Dow DJIA are traded higher than 200 points (0.8%)+ 0.89%, Microsoft MSFT, + 5.62% and + 2.86% shares of Merck MRK , as they contribute to the intraday rally of the premium share indicator.
Microsoft's shares increased by $ 8.26 (4.0%), while Merck's shares increased by $ 2.99 (3.7%), so Dow rose for about 77 points. Other components that have contributed significantly to earnings include Apple Inc. AAPL, + 2.52%, Nike NKE, + 0.73% and Johnson & Johnson JNJ, + 1.09%.