Dow’s 275-point fall led by losses for Walgreens Boots, Caterpillar shares

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading down Wednesday afternoon with shares of Walgreens Boots and Caterpillar delivering the stiffest headwinds for the blue-chip average. The Dow
DJIA,
-0.98%
was most recently trading 278 points lower (-0.8%), as shares of Walgreens Boots
WBA,
-7.00%
and Caterpillar
CAT,
-4.93%
have contributed to the index’s intraday decline. Walgreens Boots’s shares have dropped $1.53, or 6.7%, while those of Caterpillar have fallen $13.01, or 4.8%, combining for an approximately 96-point drag on the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the decline include 3M
MMM,
-2.37%,
Goldman Sachs
GS,
-2.39%,
and Salesforce
CRM,
-2.39%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the benchmark equates to a 6.59-point swing.