Shares of Boeing and UnitedHealth are trading higher Thursday morning, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. Shares of Boeing
BA,
+2.48%
and UnitedHealth
UNH,
+1.20%
are contributing about a quarter of the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.13%
is trading 92 points (0.3%) higher. Boeing’s shares have gained $5.46 (2.6%) while those of UnitedHealth are up $7.83 (1.6%), combining for a roughly 88-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Merck
MRK,
+1.45%,
McDonald’s
MCD,
+1.17%,
and Procter & Gamble
PG,
+0.55%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index results in a 6.59-point swing.
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