The DJIA stock posting the largest daily gain ahead of the close Friday was Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) which traded higher by 4.29% at $106.46. The stock’s 52-week range is $82.00 to $111.46. Volume was about 30% above the daily average of around 4.8 million shares. The stock bounced this morning on the news on lower borrowing rates in China.
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) traded up 1.36% at $110.31. The stock’s 52-week range is $97.30 to $120.66. Volume was about 35% below the daily average of around 4 million shares. The company had no specific news today.
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded higher by 1.29% at $118.82. The stock’s 52-week range is $106.65 to $135.10. Volume was about 15% below the daily average of around 6.8 million shares. The price of crude oil rose about 1% today and the energy sector as a whole trailed only basic materials as the day’s leading gainer.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DD) traded up 1.05% at $72.18. The stock’s 52-week range is $59.35 to $72.92. Trading volume was about half the daily average of around 5 million shares. The company had no specific news today.
Of the Dow 30 stocks 6 are set to close lower today and 24 are on track to close higher.
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