Dow's nearly 300-point decline led to the loss of Dow Inc., Cisco shares

Dow Inc. and Cisco shares retire Wednesday morning, boosting Dow Jones Industrial Average sales. The Dow

DJIA, -1.69%

last traded 295 points (1.1%) lower on shares of Dow Inc.

DOW, -2.76%

and Cisco

CSCO, -2.74%

contributes to the blue-chip meter's intraday decline. Dow Inc.'s shares have dropped $ 1[ads1].42 (3.1%), while Cisco's shares are worth $ 0.97, or 2.0%, which is combined for just over 16 points on the Dow. Other components that contribute significantly to the decline include Goldman Sachs

GS, -2.10% ,

Merck

MRK, -2.80% ,

and Walgreens boots

WBA, -2.08% .

A $ 1 move in any of the 30 components of the index equates to a 6.78 point turn.

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