Shares of American Express and Visa are trading higher Friday morning, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. Shares of American Express
AXP,
+9.78%
and Visa
V,
+3.33%
have contributed to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.26%
was most recently trading 63 points, or 0.2%, higher. American Express’s shares have gained $15.47, or 9.9%, while those of Visa are up $7.18, or 3.2%, combining for an approximately 149-point boost for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Walgreens Boots
WBA,
+1.45%,
3M
MMM,
+1.24%,
and Caterpillar
CAT,
+0.51%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the Dow results in a 6.59-point swing.
