The Dow Jones Industrial Average Tuesday afternoon was trading in record territory, with shares of Boeing Co. contributing the lion’s share of the blue-chip average’s gains. Shares of Boeing were up $7.45, or 2.4%, equating to a more than 50-point gain for the price-weighted Dow . A $1 move in any one of the Dow’s 30 components translates to a 6.83-point swing in the average. The Dow was up 0.5% at 25,400. Boeing’s hefty moves comes after reports that the plane manufacturer is facing a big backlog of orders in 2017, suggesting its sales in the coming year could be stronger-than-expected. Boeing has been one of the biggest factors in the Dow’s recent historic rally to a round-number milestone above 25,000, adding more than 140 points to that benchmark. So far, it is among the biggest gainers in the first six days of 2018. Elsewhere, the S&P 500 index was up 0.3% at 2,765, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was showing a gain of 0.2% at 7,171.
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