[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.61%) is in first place among the major average this afternoon, up about 295 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Amgen (AMGN 338.97, +7.97, +2.41%), American Express (AXP 358.87, +6.68, +1.90%), and Goldman Sachs (GS 961.15, +17.78, +1.88%) are some of today's top performers.
Meanwhile, Microsoft (MSFT 440.78, -13.74, -3.02%) is underperforming.
The DJIA is now +6.68% higher off the mid-November lows.