Dow up 200 points on gains in Amgen, Walgreens Boots shares

Buoyed by strong returns for shares of Amgen and Walgreens Boots, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Thursday morning. The Dow
DJIA,
+0.66%
is trading 200 points (0.6%) higher, as shares of Amgen
AMGN,
+1.35%
and Walgreens Boots
WBA,
+2.18%
have contributed to the index’s intraday rally. Amgen’s shares are up $5.57 (2.1%) while those of Walgreens Boots have risen $0.43 (2.1%), combining for a roughly 40-point boost for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are American Express
AXP,
+1.82%,
Home Depot
HD,
+1.76%,
and Salesforce
CRM,
+1.65%.
A $1 move in any of the benchmark’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.

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