Dow’s 83-point rally led by gains in Walgreens Boots, American Express stocks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Monday afternoon with shares of Walgreens Boots and American Express delivering the strongest returns for the index. Shares of Walgreens Boots
WBA,
+3.29%
and American Express
AXP,
+2.18%
are contributing to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
-0.58%
was most recently trading 83 points (0.3%) higher. Walgreens Boots’s shares are up $0.99 (4.7%) while those of American Express are up $4.21, or 3.0%, combining for an approximately 34-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Boeing
BA,
+0.58%,
Microsoft
MSFT,
+0.81%,
and Walmart
WMT,
+1.44%.
A $1 move in any of the Dow’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.