Shares of Salesforce and Chevron are posting strong returns Thursday afternoon, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. Shares of Salesforce
CRM,
+5.71%
and Chevron
CVX,
+4.86%
have contributed around a third of the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.61%
is trading 174 points higher (0.5%). Salesforce’s shares are up $7.83 (5.0%) while those of Chevron have risen $8.09, or 4.5%, combining for a roughly 105-point boost for the Dow. Microsoft
MSFT,
+3.07%,
Apple
AAPL,
+1.48%,
and Honeywell
HON,
+1.30%
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.
