The Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Friday morning with shares of Apple and American Express seeing positive gains for the blue-chip average. Shares of Apple
AAPL,
+2.59%
and American Express
AXP,
+3.11%
are contributing to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
-0.22%
was most recently trading 80 points, or 0.2%, higher. Apple’s shares have risen $5.28, or 3.5%, while those of American Express have risen $4.56, or 2.6%, combining for an approximately 65-point bump for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Caterpillar
CAT,
+1.53%,
Intel
INTC,
+0.56%,
and UnitedHealth
UNH,
+1.31%.
A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.