Apple's stock accounts for over half of the Dow's gain
MARKETWATCH 10:36 AM ET 10/16/2017
Symbol Last Price Change
AAPL 159.38down +2.39 (+1.52%)
WMT 85.07down -1.55 (-1.79%)
QUOTES AS OF 01:02:57 PM ET 10/16/2017
Shares of Apple Inc.(AAPL) ran up 1.6% to a four-month high in morning trade Monday, to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average's gainers. The price gain of $2.44 was adding about 17 points to the Dow's price, which was up 28 points. The second-biggest percentage gainer was J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s stock (JPM), which was rising $1.20, or 1.3%, to add 8 points to the Dow. The biggest loser was Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s(WMT) stock (WMT), which fell $1.29, or 1.5%, to shave about 9 points off the Dow's price.
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