Buoyed by strong returns for shares of Microsoft and Boeing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Wednesday morning. The Dow
DJIA,
-0.42%
is trading 148 points, or 0.5%, higher, as shares of Microsoft
MSFT,
+0.65%
and Boeing
BA,
-0.84%
are contributing to the index’s intraday rally. Microsoft’s shares have risen $12.98 (5.2%) while those of Boeing have risen $5.87, or 3.8%, combining for an approximately 124-point bump for the Dow. Salesforce Inc.
CRM,
-1.06%,
Apple Inc.
AAPL,
-0.63%,
and Visa
V,
-0.68%
are also contributing significantly to the gain. A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the Dow equates to a 6.59-point swing.