DJ Dow Up 200 Points On Gains For Shares Of Caterpillar, Merck

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Shares of Caterpillar and Merck are trading higher Wednesday morning, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory.

Shares of Caterpillar (Caterpillar Inc.) and Merck (Merck & Co. Inc.) have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally, as the Dow (Dow Jones Industrial Average) was most recently trading 202 points higher (0.5%).

Caterpillar's shares are up $7.83, or 1.9%, while those of Merck are up $1.15 (1.4%), combining for a roughly 55-point bump for the Dow.

Chevron (Chevron Corp.), NVIDIA Corp. (NVIDIA Corp.), and Sherwin-Williams Co. (Sherwin-Williams Co.) are also contributing significantly to the gain.

A $1 move in any of the index's 30 components results in a 6.15-point swing.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2025.

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July 23, 2025 09:45 ET (13:45 GMT)

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