Dow falls about 142 points as Amgen, Johnson & Johnson drop
Amgen and Johnson & Johnson are down in Thursday trading, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory by roughly 142 points (0.3%).
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of Amgen and Johnson & Johnson are trading lower Thursday morning, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory. ) and Johnson & Johnson (Johnson & Johnson) have contributed to the index's intraday decline. 3%, combining for a roughly 98-point drag on the Dow.
Also contributing significantly to the decline are Merck (Merck & Co. ). 94-point swing. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.
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