Dragged down by losses for shares of Salesforce and Caterpillar, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is declining Thursday morning. The Dow
DJIA,
was most recently trading 130 points lower (-0.4%), as shares of Salesforce
CRM,
and Caterpillar
CAT,
are contributing to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday decline. Salesforce’s shares are down $4.82, or 2.2%, while those of Caterpillar are off $4.72 (1.6%), combining for an approximately 63-point drag on the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the decline are Walgreens Boots
WBA,
3M
MMM,
and American Express
AXP,
A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.
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