
Buoyed by positive momentum for shares of Home Depot and Microsoft, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Wednesday morning. Shares of Home Depot
HD,
+1.87%
and Microsoft
MSFT,
+2.18%
have contributed to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.39%
was most recently trading 63 points (0.2%) higher. Home Depot’s shares have climbed $5.85 (1.8%) while those of Microsoft are up $4.16, or 1.8%, combining for an approximately 66-point boost for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include UnitedHealth
UNH,
+0.98%,
Dow
DOW,
+1.51%,
and Nike
NKE,
+1.27%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the Dow results in a 6.59-point swing.