Stock Market Update
21-Nov-25 13:30 ET
Dow jumps 485 points as Merck, Home Depot lead; Walmart lags, index still on track for weekly loss
Dow +485.61
at 46237.66,
Nasdaq +121.39
at 22199.46,
S&P +52.55
at 6591.30
[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+1.06%) is in first place on Friday afternoon, up more than 485 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Merck (MRK 99.38, +4.41, +4.64%), Home Depot (HD 344.43, +12.05, +3.63%), and Sherwin-Williams (SHW 339.49, +11.48, +3.50%) are some of today's best performers.
Meanwhile, Walmart (WMT 105.32, -1.79, -1.67%) slides to the bottom of the average.
The DJIA is poised to end the week -1.93% lower.
Elsewhere, at the top of the hour, Baker Hughes (BKR 48.94, +0.87, +1.81%) announced a weekly U.S. rotary rig count of 554, +5 w/w and -29 yr/yr.
