The Dow Jones Industrial Average is falling Thursday afternoon with shares of Caterpillar and Travelers delivering the stiffest headwinds for the price-weighted average. The Dow
DJIA,
was most recently trading 202 points lower (-0.6%), as shares of Caterpillar
CAT,
and Travelers
TRV,
are contributing to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday decline. Caterpillar’s shares are down $6.09 (2.4%) while those of Travelers have fallen $3.76, or 2.2%, combining for an approximately 65-point drag on the Dow. Walt Disney
DIS,
Visa
V,
and Boeing
BA,
are also contributing significantly to the decline. A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index results in a 6.59-point swing.
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