Led by positive growth for shares of Boeing and Salesforce, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Tuesday morning. The Dow is trading 115 points (0.3%) higher, as shares of Boeing and Salesforce are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally.

Shares of Salesforce and Boeing are seeing strong returns Tuesday morning, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory. Shares of Salesforce and Boeing have contributed around a third of the index's intraday rally,

Despite some thin losses spread around the bottom half of the Dow Jones. Key industrial leaders are gaining ground, outpacing the losers and bolstering the overall equity index. Boeing (BA) rose 6.5% to $186 per share, followed by Salesforce (CRM) which climbed 5.5% to $366 per share.

The five stocks at the bottom of the barrel, which pulled down the winners, were in fact, losers. Not only were they the tail of a year with growth, but they all lost value over the year. In order of best to worst, the list includes Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ 4.13%), Merck ( MRK 2.50%), Amgen ( AMGN 2.73%), Nike ( NKE 2.73%), and Boeing ( BA -0.51%).

Bulls will need to see Boeing shares rise above the $200 psychological level that would allow the 100-day to surpass the 200-day average. The difference in the slower averages has been remarkably consistent since October, so a sharp rise in the share price is necessary to give this uptrend the veneer of confidence.

Stock futures are pointing to a mixed open for major indexes Tuesday as the market steadies itself after yesterday's sharp downturn.

2024 was an excellent year for the major stock market indexes. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI 0.78%) had just a 12.9% return, compared to 23.3% for the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 1.00%) and 28.6% for the Nasdaq Composite.

Boeing stock is the best Dow Jones stock Tuesday as a positive cash flow outlook offsets a fourth-quarter miss.

Eastern time, the S&P 500 was 0.3 per cent higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.8 per cent higher

Eastern time, the S&P 500 was 0.3 per cent higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.8 per cent higher

But new Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on Tuesday highlighted progress on the company's recovery, including "important steps" to stabilize its jet-making business and improve the balanc

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Tuesday afternoon with shares of NVIDIA Corp. and Salesforce seeing positive growth for the blue-chip average. Shares of NVIDIA Corp. and Salesforce have contributed about a third of the index's intraday rally,