Apple Inc., Salesforce.com Inc. share gains lead Dow’s 289-point jump

Behind strong returns for shares of Apple Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc., the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Monday afternoon. Shares of Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+2.13%
and Salesforce.com Inc.
CRM,
+1.94%
have contributed to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday rally, as the Dow
DJIA,
+0.85%
is trading 289 points higher (0.8%). Apple Inc.’s shares are up $3.86, or 2.2%, while those of Salesforce.com Inc. are up $5.00 (2.0%), combining for an approximately 58-point bump for the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the gain include Microsoft
MSFT,
+1.97%,
Cisco
CSCO,
+1.73%,
and Chevron
CVX,
+1.69%.
A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.