Johnson & Johnson, Chevron share gains lead Dow's 75-point climb

By MarketWatch Automation

Behind strong returns for shares of Johnson & Johnson and Chevron, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Tuesday morning. Shares of Johnson & Johnson /zigman2/quotes/201724570/composite JNJ +0.10% and Chevron /zigman2/quotes/205871374/composite CVX -0.93% are contributing to the index's intraday rally, as the Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -1.75% was most recently trading 78 points (0.3%) higher. Johnson & Johnson's shares are up $2.58 (1.7%) while those of Chevron are up $1.51, or 1.7%, combining for a roughly 27-point boost for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Dow Inc. /zigman2/quotes/203121064/composite DOW -2.60% , Merck /zigman2/quotes/209956077/composite MRK +0.07% , and 3M /zigman2/quotes/205029460/composite MMM +0.64% . A $1 move in any of the index's 30 components equates to a 6.58-point swing.

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Johnson & Johnson

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 162.76

+0.17 +0.10%

Volume: 9.72M

Feb. 25, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

29.52

Dividend Yield

2.48%

Market Cap

$427.40 billion

Rev. per Employee

$613,918

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Chevron Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 102.35

-0.96 -0.93%

Volume: 13.22M

Feb. 25, 2021 4:03p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

5.04%

Market Cap

$198.88 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

31,402.01

-559.85 -1.75%

Volume: 458.96M

Feb. 25, 2021 5:19p

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Dow Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 61.35

-1.64 -2.60%

Volume: 3.26M

Feb. 25, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

37.62

Dividend Yield

4.56%

Market Cap

$47.38 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.08M

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Merck & Co. Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 74.62

+0.05 +0.07%

Volume: 10.41M

Feb. 25, 2021 4:02p

P/E Ratio

26.82

Dividend Yield

3.48%

Market Cap

$188.66 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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3M Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 178.76

+1.13 +0.64%

Volume: 2.63M

Feb. 25, 2021 4:05p

P/E Ratio

19.33

Dividend Yield

3.31%

Market Cap

$102.87 billion

Rev. per Employee

$338,825