Behind strong returns for shares of Merck and Intel, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Wednesday morning. Shares of Merck MRK, +4.15% and Intel INTC, +1.49% are contributing to the index's intraday rally, as the Dow DJIA, +0.32% is trading 113 points higher . Merck's shares are up $4.43, or 4.1%, while those of Intel have risen $0.50, or 1.5%, combining for a roughly 33-point bump for the Dow. Apple AAPL, +1.44%, Microsoft MSFT, +1.11%, and Salesforce CRM, +1.
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