The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Wednesday afternoon with shares of Merck and Intel leading the way for the index. Shares of Merck MRK, +3.84% and Intel INTC, +2.60% have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally, as the Dow DJIA, +0.64% was most recently trading 201 points higher. Merck's shares are up $4.04, or 3.8%, while those of Intel have gained $0.82 , combining for a roughly 32-point bump for the Dow.
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