Led by strong returns for shares of Home Depot and Boeing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is rallying Wednesday afternoon. The Dow
DJIA,
+1.24%
is trading 389 points, or 1.2%, higher, as shares of Home Depot
HD,
+3.56%
and Boeing
BA,
+2.99%
have contributed around one third of the index’s intraday rally. Home Depot’s shares are up $11.27 (4.0%) while those of Boeing have climbed $6.16, or 3.1%, combining for an approximately 115-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Caterpillar
CAT,
+2.36%,
JPMorgan Chase
JPM,
+3.07%,
and American Express
AXP,
+2.48%.
A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.
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