Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, +2.38 percent is up 2.8 percent, outpacing the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, +0.32 percent gainers, while J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s stock JPM, +1.58 percent is up 1.8 percent to be third on the list, a day before the banks help kick off the second-quarter earnings reporti In afternoon trading, the bank’s equities added around 86 points to the Dow’s price, while the Dow gained 104 points, or 0.3 percent. Both Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase are set to release second-quarter profits before the market opens on Tuesday, making them the first two Dow components to do so. According to FactSet, Goldman Sachs is predicted to announce EPS of $10.24, up approximately 64% from a year ago, while J.P. Morgan Chase is expected to record EPS of $3.18, up more than 130 percent./n
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