The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw early gains firm on Monday, buoyed by early share rises in Walt Disney Co., Chevron Corp., and 3M Co. Shares of those Dow components were adding about 30 points to the price-weighted benchmark. The Dow was most recently up 40 points, or 0.2%, at 24,366. A $1 move in any one of the Dow’s 30 components equates to a roughly 6.8-point swing in the Dow. Elsewhere, the S&P 500 index was up 4.56 points, or 0.2%, at 2,655. Both the S&P 500 and the Dow were trading in record territory, Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.2% at 6,856.
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