The Dow Jones Industrial Average early Wednesday was trading slightly higher, but was sufficiently buoyant to pivot back in to positive territory for 2018, a day after the benchmark relinquished its year-to-date gain following a 193-point slump on the back of rising Treasury yields. The Dow, most recently, was up 46 points, or 0.2%, enough to give the benchmark a slight 0.1% gain for the year. A rally in yields for the benchmark 10-year Treasury note on Tuesday to its highest level since 2011 (prices move inversely to yields), rattled investors by undercutting appetite for asset considered risky compared against risk-free debt offering higher yields. Accelerating rates also force investors to revalue equity investments, because it means higher borrowing costs for companies. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index rose 0.3% at 2,718, with a gain of 1.7% so far in 2018, while the Nasdaq Composite Index traded 0.3% higher at 7,375, boasting a 6.8% gain thus far this year.