Intel On Track for Highest Close Since September 2000 -- Data Talk

Intel Corp. (INTC) is currently at $59.24, up $2.53 or 4.46%

-- Would be highest close since Sept. 21, 2000, when it closed at $61.48

-- On pace for largest percent increase since Jan. 4, 2019, when it rose 6.14%

-- On Tuesday, Intel dropped plans to make modem chips for 5G smartphones. In a statement, Chief Executive Bob Swan said that while Intel is excited about 5G, in the modem business, "it has become apparent that there is no clear path to profitability and positive returns"

-- Currently up five of the past six days

-- Currently up two consecutive days; up 5.25% over this period

-- Best two day stretch since the two days ending Jan. 7, 2019 when it rose 6.63%

-- Up 10.31% month-to-date

-- Up 26.23% year-to-date

-- Up 10.5% from 52 weeks ago (April 18, 2018), when it closed at $53.61

-- Best performer in the DJIA today

-- Fourth best performer in the S&P 500 today

-- Fourth most active stock in the S&P 500 today

-- Third best performer in the Nasdaq 100 today

-- Third most active stock in the Nasdaq 100 today

-- Contributed 17.15 points to the DJIA so far today