The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday notched a psychological milestone at 22,000 in intraday trade, highlighting a steady record ascent for the blue-chip benchmark, MarketWatch reports.

The 30-component Dow industrials hit the latest in a string of all-time highs on Tuesday finishing at a record and was powered on Wednesday by a rally in shares of Apple, which hit its own record at the open following better-than-expected results late-Tuesday.