Shares of Walgreens Boots and Nike are trading higher Thursday morning, propelling the Dow Jones Industrial Average rally. The Dow
DJIA,
+1.35%
was most recently trading 379 points higher (1.1%), as shares of Walgreens Boots
WBA,
+3.49%
and Nike
NKE,
+4.04%
have contributed to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally. Walgreens Boots’s shares are up $0.71, or 3.4%, while those of Nike have gained $2.67, or 2.7%, combining for an approximately 22-point boost for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Walt Disney
DIS,
+2.39%,
Home Depot
HD,
+2.38%,
and American Express
AXP,
+2.36%.
A $1 move in any of the Dow’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.
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