Dow up 181 points on gains in shares of Walt Disney, Amgen

Led by strong returns for shares of Walt Disney and Amgen, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Thursday afternoon. Shares of Walt Disney
DIS,
+4.88%
and Amgen
AMGN,
+1.06%
have contributed to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.15%
is trading 181 points, or 0.5%, higher. Walt Disney’s shares are up $4.96 (5.7%) while those of Amgen have gained $3.98, or 1.5%, combining for an approximately 59-point boost for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Verizon
VZ,
+0.95%,
Intel
INTC,
+1.17%,
and Salesforce
CRM,
+1.16%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index results in a 6.59-point swing.

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