Dow up 61 points on gains in shares of Apple Inc., Microsoft

By MarketWatch Automation

Behind strong returns for shares of Apple Inc. and Microsoft, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Wednesday afternoon. Shares of Apple Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202934861/composite AAPL -2.27% and Microsoft /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT -1.79% have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally, as the Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.17% was most recently trading 61 points higher (0.2%). Apple Inc.'s shares are up $7.14 (1.9%) while those of Microsoft are up $3.47 (1.7%), combining for an approximately 73-point boost for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Nike /zigman2/quotes/203439053/composite NKE +1.40% , Walt Disney /zigman2/quotes/203410047/composite DIS -0.68% , and Boeing /zigman2/quotes/208579720/composite BA -1.27% . A $1 move in any of the index's 30 components equates to a 6.86-point swing.

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Apple Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 444.45

-10.34 -2.27%

Volume: 49.51M

Aug. 7, 2020 4:00p

P/E Ratio

33.78

Dividend Yield

0.74%

Market Cap

$1948.02 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.98M

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 212.48

-3.87 -1.79%

Volume: 27.82M

Aug. 7, 2020 4:00p

P/E Ratio

36.89

Dividend Yield

0.96%

Market Cap

$1637.26 billion

Rev. per Employee

$902,473

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

27,433.48

+46.50 +0.17%

Volume: 324.93M

Aug. 7, 2020 5:10p

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Nike Inc. Cl B

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 101.86

+1.41 +1.40%

Volume: 5.55M

Aug. 7, 2020 4:00p

P/E Ratio

64.49

Dividend Yield

0.96%

Market Cap

$156.69 billion

Rev. per Employee

$529,466

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Walt Disney Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 129.93

-0.89 -0.68%

Volume: 16.09M

Aug. 7, 2020 4:02p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$236.40 billion

Rev. per Employee

$295,532

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Boeing Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 170.02

-2.18 -1.27%

Volume: 19.32M

Aug. 7, 2020 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$97.20 billion

Rev. per Employee

$660,961