Dow up 232 points on gains for shares of Travelers, Caterpillar

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Monday morning with shares of Travelers and Caterpillar delivering strong returns for the blue-chip average. Shares of Travelers
TRV,
+1.70%
and Caterpillar
CAT,
+0.84%
have contributed to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.87%
was most recently trading 232 points, or 0.7%, higher. Travelers’s shares are up $2.43, or 1.5%, while those of Caterpillar are up $3.56 (1.3%), combining for an approximately 40-point bump for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Nike
NKE,
+2.33%,
Intel
INTC,
+1.15%,
and Microsoft
MSFT,
+1.82%.
A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.