Dow up 135 points on gains for Caterpillar, Dow stocks

Led by strong returns for shares of Caterpillar and Dow, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Tuesday afternoon. Shares of Caterpillar
CAT,
+3.17%
and Dow
DOW,
+2.59%
have contributed to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.43%
is trading 135 points higher (0.4%). Caterpillar’s shares have risen $7.55, or 3.2%, while those of Dow are up $1.45 (2.8%), combining for an approximately 59-point bump for the Dow. Intel
INTC,
+2.54%,
Amgen
AMGN,
+2.13%,
and Chevron
CVX,
+0.75%
are also contributing significantly to the gain. A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.

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