The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Thursday afternoon with shares of UnitedHealth and JPMorgan Chase leading the way for the index. Shares of UnitedHealth UNH, +2.58% and JPMorgan Chase JPM, +1.51% are contributing to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow DJIA, -0.56% was most recently trading 39 points higher (0.1%).
UnitedHealth’s shares have risen $17.69 (3.5%) while those of JPMorgan Chase are up $2.75 (2.4%), combining for a roughly 135-point boost for the Dow. Boeing BA, +0.35%, Goldman Sachs GS, +1.33%, and Travelers TRV, +0.56% are also contributing significantly to the gain. A $1 move in any of the Dow’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.