Behind positive growth for shares of Travelers and Caterpillar, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Tuesday afternoon.
Shares of Travelers TRV, +3.70% and Caterpillar CAT, +1.94% have contributed to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow DJIA, +0.31% is trading 68 points higher (0.2%). Travelers’s shares are up $5.98 (3.2%) while those of Caterpillar have gained $4.81 (1.9%), combining for a roughly 71-point boost for the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the gain are Honeywell HON, +1.21%, American Express AXP, +0.86%, and JPMorgan Chase JPM, +0.86%. A $1 move in any of the benchmark’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.