Travelers, Microsoft share gains contribute to Dow’s 85-point climb

Shares of Travelers and Microsoft are trading higher Wednesday morning, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. The Dow
DJIA,
-0.24%
was most recently trading 85 points higher (0.3%), as shares of Travelers
TRV,
+4.22%
and Microsoft
MSFT,
+2.96%
are contributing around 25% of the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally. Travelers’s shares are up $4.71 (3.0%) while those of Microsoft are up $8.99 (2.7%), combining for a roughly 90-point boost for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Visa
V,
+1.08%,
Merck
MRK,
+0.76%,
and UnitedHealth
UNH,
+1.01%.
A $1 move in any of the benchmark’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.