The shares of all 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.51% gained ground in afternoon trading Friday, as the blue chip barometer surged toward its biggest gain in 21 months. Of the Dow’s best percentage performers, shares of both Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +4.97% and 3M Co. MMM, +4.74% shot up 5.5%. 3M’s stock is now on track to snap a 10-session losing streak, which is its longest losing streak in 10 years. UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s stock UNH, +4.36% was biggest price gainer, and therefore provided the biggest point boost for the Dow. The health insurer’s stock rose $18.97, or 4.2%, to add about 125 points to the Dow’s price. The weakest perform was Walt Disney Co.’s stock DIS, +0.09%, which rose just 0.1%. The Dow ran up 844 points, or 2.5%, as it headed for the biggest point gain since it soared 912 points on May 18, 2020. The Dow has now bounced 1,795 points, or 5.6%, off Thursday’s intraday low of 32,272.64.
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