Boeing's stock rockets, to give a 150-point boost to the Dow's price

Boeing Co.'s stock ran up 6.1% in premarket trade Wednesday, after a blowout fourth-quarter report. The implied price gain would had about 150 points to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's price, while Dow futures hiked up 258 points. Boeing's stock is on track to open at the highest price seen during regular session hours since Oct. 9. Combined with the premarket rally in Apple Inc.'s stock , which climbed 5.3% premarket after fiscal first-quarter results out late Tuesday, the two Dow components were adding 205 points to the Dow's price.

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