In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Caterpillar rose by 2.1%, positioning it as the best-performing component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the day. Year-to-date, Caterpillar has achieved a substantial gain of 28.7%.
Conversely, Sherwin-Williams led the Dow’s underperformers, experiencing a drop of 1.3% while still posting a 6.3% increase for the year. Additional notable movements included Home Depot down 1.2% and Amazon.com up 1.0%.
