
Shares of Amgen and Travelers are trading lower Wednesday afternoon, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory. The Dow
DJIA,
+0.02%
was most recently trading 235 points (0.7%) lower, as shares of Amgen
AMGN,
-2.37%
and Travelers
TRV,
-3.10%
are contributing to the index’s intraday decline. Amgen’s shares have dropped $8.40, or 3.3%, while those of Travelers have declined $5.80, or 3.0%, combining for an approximately 94-point drag on the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the decline include Chevron
CVX,
-1.51%,
Caterpillar
CAT,
-1.05%,
and Cisco
CSCO,
-0.21%.
A $1 move in any of the index’s 30 components results in a 6.59-point swing.