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The 4 DJIA Stocks That Dominated Tuesday’s Market

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October 21, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday likely on the strength of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) solid earnings results posted on Monday night. This mornings batch of earnings included two DJIA stocks that didn’t do their bit to push the index higher. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded up 1.26% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 1.90%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 2.25%.

The Dow 30 stock posting the largest daily gain ahead of the close today was Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) which traded higher by 3.16% at $115.01. The stock’s 52-week range is $106.65 to $135.10. Volume was about 10% higher than the daily average of around 6 million shares. Crude oil prices rose for the second straight day, topping $83 a barrel before settling back at around $82.60.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) which traded up 3.01% at $32.53. The stock’s 52-week range is $23.40 to $35.56. The tech giant announced a new version of its security software for small and medium business this morning. The company’s volume was about 15% below the daily average of around 31 million shares.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) traded up 2.46% at $212.96. The stock’s 52-week range is $194.26 to $235.50. Trading volume was about equal to the daily average of around 2.5 million shares. Visa had no specific news today.

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) traded up 2.54% at $94.18 in a 52-week range of $73.96 to $94.79. Volume was about 15% below the daily average of around 6.8 million shares. The stock came within half a dollar of its 52-week high in late afternoon trading today.

Of the Dow 30 stocks only 3 are set to close lower today and 27 are on track to close higher.

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Paul Ausick has been writing for a673b.bigscoots-temp.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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