Boeing, UnitedHealth share gains lead the way, but Dow flat

By MarketWatch

Shares of Boeing and UnitedHealth are seeing strong returns Thursday afternoon, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading roughly flat. The Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +1.11% , most recently, was trading 4 points, or 0.0%, higher, as shares of Boeing /zigman2/quotes/208579720/composite BA -2.25% and UnitedHealth /zigman2/quotes/210453738/composite UNH +2.15% account for 18% of the index's intraday gains. Boeing's shares have climbed $5.56, or 1.6%, while those of UnitedHealth are up $2.00 (0.8%), combining for a roughly 51-point boost for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Home Depot /zigman2/quotes/208081807/composite HD +2.65% , Microsoft /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT +2.99% , and American Express /zigman2/quotes/203805826/composite AXP -1.22% . A $1 move in any of the benchmark's 30 components results in a 6.78-point swing.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

27,995.50

+308.59 +1.11%

Volume: 241.34M

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Boeing Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 176.09

-4.04 -2.25%

Volume: 34.96M

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P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$101.67 billion

Rev. per Employee

$660,961

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UnitedHealth Group Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 322.35

+6.80 +2.15%

Volume: 1.62M

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P/E Ratio

18.07

Dividend Yield

1.56%

Market Cap

$299.88 billion

Rev. per Employee

$754,157

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Home Depot Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 282.20

+7.28 +2.65%

Volume: 2.47M

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P/E Ratio

28.01

Dividend Yield

2.13%

Market Cap

$295.68 billion

Rev. per Employee

$261,993

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 209.46

+6.08 +2.99%

Volume: 19.54M

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P/E Ratio

36.40

Dividend Yield

0.97%

Market Cap

$1539.11 billion

Rev. per Employee

$902,473

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American Express Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 102.00

-1.26 -1.22%

Volume: 2.24M

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P/E Ratio

21.06

Dividend Yield

1.69%

Market Cap

$83.14 billion

Rev. per Employee

$733,559