Powered by strong returns for shares of Salesforce and Visa, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Monday afternoon. Shares of Salesforce
CRM,
and Visa
V,
have contributed about 25% of the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
is trading 141 points higher (0.4%). Salesforce’s shares have risen $6.80, or 2.4%, while those of Visa have risen $6.09, or 2.3%, combining for a roughly 85-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Walt Disney
DIS,
Microsoft
MSFT,
and Caterpillar
CAT,
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index equates to a 6.59-point swing.
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