Dow’s 65-point fall led by losses for shares of Apple, Merck

Dragged down by losses for shares of Apple and Merck, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading down Tuesday afternoon. The Dow
DJIA,
-0.22%
was most recently trading 65 points (0.2%) lower, as shares of Apple
AAPL,
-2.07%
and Merck
MRK,
-1.43%
are contributing to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday decline. Apple’s shares have dropped $3.01, or 2.0%, while those of Merck have declined $1.62, or 1.6%, combining for a roughly 31-point drag on the Dow. UnitedHealth
UNH,
-1.51%,
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
-0.51%,
and Microsoft
MSFT,
-1.69%
are also contributing significantly to the decline. A $1 move in any of the benchmark’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.

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