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The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s
DJIA,
+1.01%

307-point rally in morning trading Thursday was unanimous, as all 30 components were gaining ground. The top performers were shares of Walt Disney Co.
DIS,
+4.41%
,
up 4.1%, and Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+3.03%
,
up 2.7%. Those two stocks happened to be the Dow’s worst performers on Wednesday when the Dow dropped 366 points, with Apple shares shedding 3.1% and Disney’s stock dropping 2.2%. Intel Corp.’s stock
INTC,
+2.27%
,
which is the Dow’s biggest loser year to date, was the Dow’s third-biggest gainer on Thursday with a 2.1% rise. The worst performer on Thursday was Merck & Co. Inc.’s stock
MRK,
+0.04%
,
which ticked up just 0.1%. Merck’s stock was the Dow’s second-best year-to-date performer with a 45.0% gain, behind Chevron Corp.’s
CVX,
+0.60%

51.4% rally.

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