The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by over 400 points or more than 1% following the April jobs report which may allow the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
Dow Jones Averages.
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Amgen, Apple and Microsoft are leading the gains, while McDonald’s, Chevron and J&J are laggards.
Symbol | Price | Change | %Change |
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AMGN | $312.97 | 34.58 | 12.42 |
AAPL | $185.06 | 12.03 | 6.95 |
MCD | $270.24 | -3.04 | -1.11 |
CVX | $158.84 | -1.90 | -1.18 |
JNJ | $149.03 | -0.89 | -0.59 |
The Nasdaq Composite gained 2% and the S&P 500 over 1.3%.