Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+1.28%) is firmly atop the averages this afternoon, up more than 613 points.

A look inside the DJIA shows that Visa (V 342.37, +16.64, +5.11%), UnitedHealth (UNH 339.08, +10.71, +3.26%), and Home Depot (HD 359.82, +8.69, +2.47%) are some of today's top gain getters.

Meanwhile, NVIDIA (NVDA 179.47, -4.31, -2.35%) is underperforming.

The DJIA is now +2.00% higher month-to-date.

Elsewhere, U.S. Treasuries hover above their opening levels, but a bit below their morning highs after nestling into a sideways range over the past few hours. Treasuries have held their ground in immediate reaction to the just completed $22 bln 30-yr bond reopening, which met solid demand. The sale drew a high yield of 4.773%, which stopped through the when-issued yield by a tenth of a basis point. The bid-to-cover ratio (2.36x) was just a touch below average (2.37x) while indirect takedown (65.4%) was just above average (63.5%).