DJ Dow Up 136 Points On Gains For Shares Of Merck, Goldman Sachs

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Shares of Merck and Goldman Sachs are seeing strong returns Tuesday afternoon, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory.

Shares of Merck (Merck & Co. Inc.) and Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs Group Inc.) have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally, as the Dow (Dow Jones Industrial Average) is trading 136 points (0.3%) higher.

Merck's shares are up $5.38, or 3.6%, while those of Goldman Sachs are up $21.83, or 2.1%, combining for an approximately 162-point bump for the Dow.

Also contributing significantly to the gain are NVIDIA Corp. (NVIDIA Corp.), IBM (International Business Machines Corp.), and Cisco (Cisco Systems Inc.).

A $1 move in any of the Dow's 30 components results in a 5.94-point swing.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 25, 2026.