Dow climbs 250 points on gains in shares of Microsoft, Boeing

Shares of Microsoft and Boeing are posting positive momentum Tuesday afternoon, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. The Dow
DJIA,
+0.78%

was most recently trading 249 points higher (0.7%), as shares of Microsoft
MSFT,
+4.20%

and Boeing
BA,
+3.84%

have contributed about a third of the index’s intraday rally. Microsoft’s shares have climbed $11.00 (4.3%) while those of Boeing are up $7.13 (3.5%), combining for an approximately 119-point bump for the Dow. Chevron
CVX,
+2.62%
,
Walt Disney
DIS,
+1.60%
,
and Apple
AAPL,
+1.92%

are also contributing significantly to the gain. A $1 move in any of the benchmark’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.