By MarketWatch Automation
Led by positive gains for shares of Walt Disney and Chevron, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Thursday afternoon. Shares of Walt Disney /zigman2/quotes/203410047/composite DIS -0.65% and Chevron /zigman2/quotes/205871374/composite CVX -0.24% are contributing about a quarter of the index's intraday rally, as the Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.13% is trading 110 points higher (0.3%). Walt Disney's shares have climbed $6.12 (5.4%) while those of Chevron are up $5.04, or 3.2%, combining for an approximately 74-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Dow Inc. /zigman2/quotes/203121064/composite DOW -1.97% , Travelers /zigman2/quotes/206313935/composite TRV +0.39% , and Caterpillar /zigman2/quotes/203434128/composite CAT +0.25% . A $1 move in any of the index's 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.
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