Powered by strong returns for shares of NVIDIA Corp. and Caterpillar, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Wednesday morning. Shares of NVIDIA Corp. and Caterpillar are contributing about 25% of the index's intraday rally,

Nvidia shares have fallen more than 12% since their recent peak on Oct. 29—the day it became the world's first $5 trillion company. It's the 16th time shares have "corrected," dropping 10% or more from a recent high,

Major stock indexes ended sharply lower to begin the week, which will see AI darling Nvidia and retail giants report quarterly results, as well as the release of the September jobs report delayed because of the U.

Stocks finished lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 suffering their third straight day of losses.