[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.33%) is in first place on Thursday afternoon, up about 173 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Caterpillar (CAT 1049.49, +55.04, +5.53%), Merck (MRK 123.67, +3.07, +2.55%), and Sherwin-Williams (SHW 339.13, +6.00, +1.80%) are among today's top gain getters.
Meanwhile, Microsoft (MSFT 352.12, -13.34, -3.65%) is near the bottom of the average.
The DJIA holds gains of +0.89% on the week.