[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.90%) holds a decent lead among the major averages on Wednesday afternoon, up just shy of 400 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Merck (MRK 83.79, +2.18, +2.67%), Caterpillar (CAT 426.15, +8.96, +2.15%), and Boeing (BA 233.03, +4.55, +1.99%) hold solid gains.
Meanwhile, Coca-Cola (KO 69.09, -0.57, -0.82%) is today's top laggard.
The DJIA is now +1.26% higher week-to-date.