Walgreens Boots, Amgen share gains contribute to Dow’s 100-point jump

Shares of Walgreens Boots and Amgen are trading higher Friday morning, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. The Dow
DJIA,
-0.18%
is trading 106 points, or 0.3%, higher, as shares of Walgreens Boots
WBA,
-2.46%
and Amgen
AMGN,
-0.40%
have contributed to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally. Walgreens Boots’s shares have climbed $0.45 (1.7%) while those of Amgen are up $4.62, or 1.7%, combining for an approximately 33-point boost for the Dow. Intel
INTC,
+0.07%,
3M
MMM,
-0.55%,
and Merck
MRK,
+0.23%
are also contributing significantly to the gain. A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index equates to a 6.59-point swing.

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