Financials Lead Dow 200-point Rally

Financial components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average were helping push the index higher in early Friday trade led by Visa and J.P. Morgan. Visa shares were 2% higher at $68.44 a share, while those of J.P. Morgan jumped 1.8% at $67.27 a share, to head the 30-company index. Other financial names leading the Dow, include American Express Co. , which was enjoying a 1.3% pop to trade at $77.36 a share and Goldman Sachs Group , up about the same at $207.51 a share.

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