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The 4 Stocks That Boosted the Dow on Monday

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September 21, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday, but weakness in the biotech sector pulled the Nasdaq Composite into the red for most of the afternoon. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she will soon reveal a plan to fight the high cost of prescription drugs, and the biotech heavy index responded negatively. WTI crude oil futures closed up more than 4% today and gold settled down about 0.4%. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded up 0.71% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 0.41%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded down 0.02%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Monday was Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) which traded higher by 1.55% at $44.15. The stock’s 52-week range is $39.72 to $50.05. Trading volume was about 40% below the daily average of around 35 million. The companyhad no specific news today.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded up 1.36% at $114.99. The stock’s 52-week range is $92.00 to $134.54. Trading volume was about 30% below the daily average of around 59 million. The company released its delay operating system upgrade for the Watch, and there are reports that the company is working on an electric car that could be available by 2019.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DD) traded up 1.34% at $48.17. The stock’s 52-week range is $47.37 to $76.59. Trading volume was about 30% below the daily average of around 14.8 million. The company had no specific news today.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) traded up 1.27% at $146.35 The stock’s 52-week range is $140.62 to $194.14. Trading volume was about 45% below the daily average of around 6.4 million. The company had no specific news today.

Of the Dow 30 stocks 24 are set to close higher today and 6 are on track to close lower.

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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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