Apple Inc., Walt Disney share gains lead Dow's 162-point climb

By MarketWatch Automation

Shares of Apple Inc. and Walt Disney are posting positive growth Thursday afternoon, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. The Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.57% was most recently trading 162 points, or 0.6%, higher, as shares of Apple Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202934861/composite AAPL -1.37% and Walt Disney /zigman2/quotes/203410047/composite DIS -1.15% are contributing around 50% of the index's intraday rally. Apple Inc.'s shares are up $15.53 (3.5%) while those of Walt Disney have climbed $3.60, or 2.8%, combining for an approximately 131-point boost for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include McDonald's /zigman2/quotes/203508018/composite MCD +0.68% , Microsoft /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT -0.17% , and Visa /zigman2/quotes/203660239/composite V -0.13% . A $1 move in any of the index's 30 components results in a 6.86-point swing.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

30,814.26

-177.26 -0.57%

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Apple Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 127.14

-1.77 -1.37%

Volume: 111.60M

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P/E Ratio

38.92

Dividend Yield

0.64%

Market Cap

$2168.69 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.86M

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Walt Disney Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 171.44

-1.99 -1.15%

Volume: 12.23M

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Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$313.99 billion

Rev. per Employee

$320,813

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McDonald's Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 209.91

+1.41 +0.68%

Volume: 3.59M

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P/E Ratio

32.04

Dividend Yield

2.46%

Market Cap

$155.36 billion

Rev. per Employee

$102,812

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 212.65

-0.37 -0.17%

Volume: 31.75M

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P/E Ratio

34.30

Dividend Yield

1.05%

Market Cap

$1610.54 billion

Rev. per Employee

$877,393

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Visa Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 201.59

-0.27 -0.13%

Volume: 8.76M

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P/E Ratio

42.34

Dividend Yield

0.63%

Market Cap

$471.80 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.07M