By MarketWatch Automation
Behind positive gains for shares of Nike and Visa, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Wednesday afternoon. Shares of Nike /zigman2/quotes/203439053/composite NKE -0.47% and Visa /zigman2/quotes/203660239/composite V -1.59% are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally, as the Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -1.14% was most recently trading 42 points (0.1%) higher. Nike's shares have climbed $2.50 (2.8%) while those of Visa have risen $2.79, or 1.5%, combining for a roughly 35-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Chevron /zigman2/quotes/205871374/composite CVX -0.54% , UnitedHealth /zigman2/quotes/210453738/composite UNH -0.95% , and Amgen Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209157011/composite AMGN +0.82% . A $1 move in any of the Dow's 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.
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