Dow jumps nearly 50 points on gains in shares of Nike, Visa

By MarketWatch Automation

Behind positive gains for shares of Nike and Visa, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Wednesday afternoon. Shares of Nike /zigman2/quotes/203439053/composite NKE +0.61% and Visa /zigman2/quotes/203660239/composite V -0.13% are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally, as the Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.19% was most recently trading 42 points (0.1%) higher. Nike's shares have climbed $2.50 (2.8%) while those of Visa have risen $2.79, or 1.5%, combining for a roughly 35-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Chevron /zigman2/quotes/205871374/composite CVX -0.23% , UnitedHealth /zigman2/quotes/210453738/composite UNH -0.13% , and Amgen Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209157011/composite AMGN -0.56% . A $1 move in any of the Dow's 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.

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Nike Inc. Cl B

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 116.11

+0.70 +0.61%

Volume: 6.32M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

35.83

Dividend Yield

1.27%

Market Cap

$175.66 billion

Rev. per Employee

$614,492

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Visa Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 254.29

-0.32 -0.13%

Volume: 3.87M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

31.20

Dividend Yield

0.82%

Market Cap

$511.32 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.13M

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

36,054.43

-70.13 -0.19%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 6, 2023 5:00p

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Chevron Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 142.53

-0.33 -0.23%

Volume: 18.08M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:01p

P/E Ratio

10.60

Dividend Yield

4.24%

Market Cap

$268.87 billion

Rev. per Employee

$4.62M

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UnitedHealth Group Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 549.53

-0.73 -0.13%

Volume: 2.24M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

23.85

Dividend Yield

1.37%

Market Cap

$508.95 billion

Rev. per Employee

$899,955

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Amgen Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 269.35

-1.52 -0.56%

Volume: 1.77M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

19.15

Dividend Yield

3.16%

Market Cap

$144.96 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.06M