The pre-Nvidia-earnings pullback in tech shares might be the big story in stocks today, but the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average is under pressure too.
The Dow was down nearly 1% in recent afternoon trading. That’s roughly in line with the S&P 500’s pullback, though less dramatic than that of the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite.
Most Dow Components Declining
Pulling down the Dow: declines in, at recent count, 26 of its 30 constituents. Six were off more than 2%, led by Nike ( NKE ), Intel ( INTC ) and Salesforce ( CRM ). Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) led the advancers, but it was up less than 0.5%.
And the index contains its share of big tech stocks. Three of the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks—Apple ( AAPL ), Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Amazon ( AMZN )—are in the Dow. All three were recently in the red.
Dow Coming Off Two Straight Record-High Closes
The Dow is still near highs , however. Yesterday it finished at a record for the second-straight session. It’s up about 9% this year, trailing the other two leading indexes.
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