DJ Dow Drops 140 Points On Losses In Shares Of Caterpillar, NVIDIA Corp.

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Behind declines for shares of Caterpillar and NVIDIA Corp., the Dow Jones Industrial Average is declining Tuesday morning.

Shares of Caterpillar (Caterpillar Inc.) and NVIDIA Corp. (NVIDIA Corp.) have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline, as the Dow (Dow Jones Industrial Average) was most recently trading 140 points, or 0.3%, lower.

Caterpillar's shares have declined $44.82, or 5.1%, while those of NVIDIA Corp. are down $5.43, or 2.4%, combining for an approximately 299-point drag on the Dow.

Other components contributing significantly to the decline include Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs Group Inc.), Cisco (Cisco Systems Inc.), and Honeywell (Honeywell International Inc.).

A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index results in a 5.94-point swing.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 18, 2026.