Dow’s 63-point drop led by losses to shares of Walmart, Boeing

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Shares of Walmart and Boeing record losses Thursday afternoon, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory. The Dow DJIA,
-0.38%
last traded 63 points (0.2%) lower as the shares of Walmart WMT,
-6.48%
and Boeing BA,
-3.27%
contribute to the intraday drop of the blue chip meter. Walmart’s stock is down $ 8.42 or 5.7%, while Boeing’s is down $ 5.66 or 2.6%, which is good for about 93 points resistance on the Dow. Walt Disney DIS,
-1.85%
Dow Inc. DOW,
-1.67%
and Apple Inc. AAPL,
-0.86%
also contribute significantly to the decline. A move of $ 1 in any of the 30 components of the index results in a 6.58 point swing.

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