
The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Thursday was Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) which traded higher by 1.66%% at $47.06. The stock’s 52-week range is $40.12 to $50.05. Trading volume was about equal to the daily average of around 32 million. The company is riding the mostly well-received launch of Windows 10 and also won a favorable court decision in a patent case.
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) traded up 1.50% at $100.86. The stock’s 52-week range is $97.30 to $124.45. Trading volume was about 25% above the daily average of around 4.2 million. The company also had no specific news today.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) traded up 1.19% at $78.25. The stock’s 52-week range is $74.77 to $109.73. Trading volume was was about 20% below the daily average of around 4.7 million. The company had no specific news today.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) which traded up 0.59% at $76.46. The stock’s 52-week range is $48.80 to $76.94. About 3.8 million shares traded hands today, around 40% below the daily average of about 7.1 million. The company had no specific news today.
Of the Dow 30 stocks 20 are set to close higher today and 10 are on track to close lower.
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