Stock Market Update
17-Apr-26 13:30 ET
Dow Surges ~950 Points, Sherwin-Williams, Home Depot Lead Gains; Chevron Lags
Dow +947.77
at 49526.62,
Nasdaq +313.93
at 24416.64,
S&P +81.61
at 7049.88
[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+1.95%) is in first place on Friday afternoon, up about 950 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Sherwin-Williams (SHW 347.92, +14.58, +4.37%), Home Depot (HD 349.49, +12.34, +3.66%), and 3M (MMM 155.65, +5.10, +3.39%) are solidly higher.
Meanwhile, Chevron (CVX 182.46, -5.69, -3.02%) is the sole laggard in the average on Friday.
The DJIA is poised to end +3.36% higher on the week.
Also, at the top of the hour, Baker Hughes (BKR 60.35, -0.25, -0.41%) announced a weekly U.S. rotary rig count of 543, -2 w/w and -42 yr/yr.
