Dow rallies nearly 100 points on gains in shares of Microsoft, Amgen

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Wednesday afternoon with shares of Microsoft and Amgen seeing positive gains for the blue-chip average. The Dow
DJIA,
+0.39%
is trading 95 points, or 0.3%, higher, as shares of Microsoft
MSFT,
+1.78%
and Amgen
AMGN,
+1.70%
are contributing to the index’s intraday rally. Microsoft’s shares have gained $5.79, or 1.9%, while those of Amgen have gained $4.55 (1.7%), combining for a roughly 68-point boost for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Salesforce
CRM,
+1.02%,
Nike
NKE,
+0.84%,
and American Express
AXP,
+1.09%.
A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.

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