DJ Dow's 140-Point Fall Led By Losses For Shares Of UnitedHealth, Merck

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down Wednesday morning with shares of UnitedHealth and Merck seeing the biggest drops for the price-weighted average.

The Dow (Dow Jones Industrial Average) was most recently trading 140 points lower (-0.3%), as shares of UnitedHealth (UnitedHealth Group Inc.) and Merck (Merck & Co. Inc.) are contributing to the index's intraday decline.

UnitedHealth's shares are off $15.15 (2.8%) while those of Merck are off $2.16, or 2.4%, combining for an approximately 106-point drag on the Dow.

Other components contributing significantly to the decline include Nike (Nike Inc. Cl B), undefined (Amazon.com Inc.), and Honeywell (Honeywell International Inc.).

A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the Dow results in a 6.15-point swing.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 5, 2025.

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February 05, 2025 10:03 ET (15:03 GMT)

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