March 20, 2015: Markets opened higher on Friday as the dollar sold off, crude oil prices rose, and investors couldn’t take on enough equity risk. Apple’s closed its first day as one of the Dow 30 on Thursday and the sun still rose in the east Friday morning. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded up 1.18% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 1.06%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 0.78%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Friday was Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) which traded higher by 4.45% at $102.70. The stock’s 52-week range is $70.60 to $103.79, a new high set today. Trading volume was 3-times the daily average of around 3.4 million shares. The company release strong earnings after the bell on Thursday.

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) traded up 2.39% at $117.91. The stock’s 52-week range is $74.61 to $117.98, and the high was posted today. Trading volume was about 20% above the daily average of around 5.2 million shares. The company’s CEO said on Thursday that he thinks the company can maintain its momentum through the rest of the year..

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded up 2.29% at $107.15. The stock’s 52-week range is $98.88 to $135.10. Trading volume was about 15% above the daily average of around 8.5 million shares. The company had no specific news today, but higher crude prices lifted the shares.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) traded up 2.21% at $31.42. The stock’s 52-week range is $24.92 to $37.90. Trading volume was about 10% above the daily average of around 30 million shares. The chip giant had no specific news today.

Of the Dow 30 stocks 29 are set to close higher today and just 1 is on track to close lower.

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