The Dow Jones Industrial Average is declining Thursday afternoon with shares of UnitedHealth and Merck delivering the stiffest headwinds for the price-weighted average. Shares of UnitedHealth
UNH,
-5.26%
and Merck
MRK,
-3.32%
have contributed to the index’s intraday decline, as the Dow
DJIA,
-0.11%
was most recently trading 87 points lower (-0.3%). UnitedHealth’s shares have declined $26.60 (5.4%) while those of Merck are off $3.53, or 3.3%, combining for a roughly 199-point drag on the Dow. Boeing
BA,
-2.53%,
Travelers
TRV,
-1.88%,
and Caterpillar
CAT,
-1.94%
are also contributing significantly to the decline. A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.