Microsoft, Intel, Johnson & Johnson: Dow Movers
NEW YORK (
) -- Stocks finished Tuesday on a positive note following a rise in
.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
rose 23.61 points, or 0.18%, on Tuesday to 13,005.12. It was the blue-chip index's first close above 13,000 since May 2008. The
S&P 500
increased 4.59 points to 1,372.18, hitting its own multi-year high, and the
Nasdaq Composite
advanced 20.6 points to 2,986.76. The Nasdaq is at levels unseen in more than a decade.
Breadth within the Dow was positive with 21 of the index's 30 components posting gains. The biggest percentage gainers in the Dow were
Johnson & Johnson
(JNJ) - Get Report
,
Intel
(INTC) - Get Report
and
Microsoft
(MSFT) - Get Report
.
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Microsoft shares rose 1.58% to $31.84. The stock has been one of the
best-performing stocks
in the Dow so far this year. The stock has risen 22.42% year to date.
Microsoft gets an A grade from
TheStreet Ratings
with a buy rating and a
price target.
Shares of Intel rose 1.28% to $27.24. The world's biggest chip maker has decided to no longer be a member of the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics group, which follows the semiconductor industry, according to
The Wall Street Journal
.
TheStreet Ratings
gives Intel an A+ grade with a buy rating and
price target.
Johnson & Johnson shares increased 1.24% to $65.25. The consumer goods and pharmaceutical company gets a B grade from
TheStreet Ratings
with a buy rating and
price target.
The biggest percentage decliners in the index were
American Express
(AXP) - Get Report
and
Travelers
(TRV) - Get Report
. Neither had losses of more than 1%.
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Written by Alexandra Zendrian in New York
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