Dow’s nearly 50-point climb highlighted by gains for shares of Microsoft,

Buoyed by positive gains for shares of Microsoft and Visa, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Monday afternoon. The Dow
DJIA,
+0.03%
is trading 48 points, or 0.2%, higher, as shares of Microsoft
MSFT,
+4.29%
and Visa
V,
+1.73%
are contributing around one third of the index’s intraday rally. Microsoft’s shares are up $8.42, or 4.2%, while those of Visa have climbed $3.81, or 2.0%, combining for a roughly 84-point bump for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+2.10%,
Intel
INTC,
+1.91%,
and IBM
IBM,
+1.00%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the Dow equates to a 6.86-point swing.

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