By MarketWatch Automation
Powered by positive growth for shares of Amgen Inc. and Intel, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Friday morning. The Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.38% was most recently trading 20 points (0.1%) higher, as shares of Amgen Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209157011/composite AMGN +1.13% and Intel /zigman2/quotes/203649727/composite INTC +0.71% are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally. Amgen Inc.'s shares have climbed $4.39 (2.0%) while those of Intel are up $0.85 (1.8%), combining for an approximately 35-point bump for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Salesforce.com Inc. /zigman2/quotes/200515854/composite CRM +1.70% , UnitedHealth /zigman2/quotes/210453738/composite UNH +0.25% , and Microsoft /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT +1.78% . A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the benchmark equates to a 6.58-point swing.
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