Walgreens Boots and Caterpillar lead nearly 200 dow point jump

Walgreens Boots and Caterpillar shares posted strong returns on Wednesday afternoon, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. Walgreens Boots WBA Shares,
+ 2.59%
and Caterpillar CAT,
+1.88%
contribute to the index’s intraday rally, like the Dow DJIA,
+ 0.58%
More recently traded 191 points (0.6%) higher. Shares of Walgreens Boots are up $ 1.18, or 2.4%, while those of Caterpillar are up $ 4.01, or 2.0%, combining for a roughly 34 point bump. for the Dow Jones. Other items that significantly contributed to the gain include UnitedHealth UNH,
+ 1.72%,
Amgen Inc. AMGN,
+1.57%,
and Chevron CVX,
+1.47%.
A move of $ 1 in any of the 30 components of the Dow Jones equals a swing of 6.58 points.