Dow gains with Home Depot, 3M out front; Alphabet to enter index
Dow moves up Wednesday with Home Depot and 3M leading. Tech selling slowed, and weaker oil prices eased some pressure on U.S. stocks. Dow climbed 302.73 points, or 0.59%, to 51,969.57 at 10:46 a.m. EDT. S&P 500 gained 0.58% and Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.66%. The bounce in tech shares gave some lift to the Dow after a tech-driven selloff the day before.