
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Tuesday morning with shares of UnitedHealth and Home Depot leading the way for the index. The Dow
DJIA,
+0.31%
was most recently trading 95 points (0.3%) higher, as shares of UnitedHealth
UNH,
+2.29%
and Home Depot
HD,
+2.45%
are contributing to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally. UnitedHealth’s shares are up $12.60, or 2.6%, while those of Home Depot have risen $7.19, or 2.3%, combining for an approximately 130-point boost for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Dow
DOW,
+1.38%,
Microsoft
MSFT,
+1.02%,
and Salesforce
CRM,
+1.15%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the benchmark results in a 6.59-point swing.