[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades more than 150 points higher, up 0.4%.
McDonald's (MCD 287.75, +9.26, +3.4%) is the best performing stock in the DJIA followed by Intel (INTC 21.34, +0.47, +2.3%) and Walt Disney (DIS 90.76, +1.46, +1.6%). Seven of the 30 Dow components are trading lower, including Boeing (BA 178.15, -1.84, -1.0%) and Apple (AAPL 224.41, -1.65, -0.7%).
Separately, WTI crude oil futures turned lower, down 2.5% to $73.64/bbl.