Dow jumps 250 points on earnings of Apple Inc., UnitedHealth shares

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was higher on Tuesday morning with shares of Apple Inc. and UnitedHealth offering the highest returns on the index. Apple Inc. AAPL Shares,
+ 3.15%
and UnitedHealth UNH,
+ 2.47%
contribute about a third of the intraday rally of the blue chip gauge, like the Dow DJIA,
+ 0.86%
was more recently up 254 points (0.9%). Shares of Apple Inc. gained $ 4.09 (3.4%) while those of UnitedHealth rose $ 10.05 (3.0%), combining for an increase of about 93 points for the Dow . TRV travelers,
+ 2.85%,
Johnson & Johnson JNJ,
+ 1.90%,
and JPMorgan Chase JPM,
+ 2.14%.
A move of $ 1 in any of the 30 components of the Dow equals a swing of 6.58 points.