Why the Dow Jones Industrial Average Was Up Today By: TalkMarkets December 21, 2015 at 21:26 PM EST The Dow Jones Industrial Average today added 123 points, fueled by solid gains in large multinational banking stocks. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Bridgestone Corp ADR Calamp Corp Chevron Corp ConAgra Foods Exxon Mobil Fitbit Inc Garmin Ltd General Electric Goldman Sachs Group Icahn Enterprises JPMorgan Chase & Co Micron Technology Microsoft Nike Inc Paychex Shire Plc Ads Walt Disney