The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Wednesday afternoon with shares of Microsoft and Home Depot leading the way for the blue-chip average. Shares of Microsoft
MSFT,
+2.26%
and Home Depot
HD,
+1.88%
are contributing to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.51%
is trading 148 points (0.4%) higher. Microsoft’s shares are up $5.30 (2.3%) while those of Home Depot have gained $5.84 (1.8%), combining for an approximately 73-point bump for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Goldman Sachs
GS,
+1.87%,
Apple
AAPL,
+1.60%,
and Dow
DOW,
+1.44%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the Dow results in a 6.59-point swing.