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On Wednesday, Salesforce shares surged by 9.7%, making it the best performing component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Year to date, Salesforce has seen a gain of 38.2%. Conversely, Nike is the worst performer today, with shares down 1.6% and a year-to-date decline of 28.5%.
Additional movements included Verizon Communications trading down 1.2%, while UnitedHealth Group rose by 2.0% for the day.
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