[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.97%) is up 508 points this afternoon, in last place among the major averages.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Boeing (BA 229.10, +12.96, +6.00%), Microsoft (MSFT 489.69, +24.97, +5.37%), and Alphabet (GOOGL 374.77, +18.64, +5.23%) are today's top gain getters.
Meanwhile, Merck (MRK 126.84, -3.36, -2.58%) is underperforming.
The DJIA is now +10.3% higher YTD.