The Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading firmly higher on Monday, aided by a pop in shares of Apple Inc., and Goldman Sachs Group. Shares of Goldman , up $4.04., or 1.8%, were contributing about 27 points to the price-weighted Dow . Apple Inc.’s shares added about 22 points, ahead of the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant’s latest iPhone on Tuesday. Goldman’s shares may be tied to a rise in yields, with the 10-year benchmark Treasury note at 2.11% from 2.05% late Friday in New York. Higher yields are bullish for banks’ lending models. A $1 move in any Dow component equates to a 6.89-point swing in the Dow. Overall , the market was enjoying a broad-based rally power by the financial sector and technology shares , both leading gains for the S&P 500 index . Most recently, the Dow was up 210 points, or 1%, at 22,008, the S&P 500 was 0.8% higher, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was looking at a gain of 1.2% at 6,433. The rally came in part as Hurricane Irma hit Florida with less force than expected and North Korea failed to conduct another nuclear missile test over the weekend, reviving investor appetite.
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