In early trading, Salesforce leads as the best performing Dow Jones component, up 9.7% and 38.2% year to date. Nike is the worst performer, down 1.6% for the day and 28.5% year to date. Verizon Communication is down 1.2%, while UnitedHealth Group is up 2.0% today.

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