Merck, Visa share losses contribute to Dow's nearly 100-point fall

By MarketWatch Automation

Dragged down by losses for shares of Merck and Visa, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is falling Tuesday afternoon. Shares of Merck /zigman2/quotes/209956077/composite MRK +0.62% and Visa /zigman2/quotes/203660239/composite V -0.43% are contributing to the index's intraday decline, as the Dow /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.39% was most recently trading 95 points, or 0.3%, lower. Merck's shares have declined $2.37, or 2.8%, while those of Visa have dropped $5.15, or 2.4%, combining for a roughly 50-point drag on the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the decline include Walt Disney /zigman2/quotes/203410047/composite DIS -0.87% , Microsoft /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT -2.70% , and Salesforce.com Inc. /zigman2/quotes/200515854/composite CRM -3.50% . A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index results in a 6.58-point swing.

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Merck & Co. Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 73.30

+0.45 +0.62%

Volume: 13.30M

March 3, 2021 4:02p

P/E Ratio

26.38

Dividend Yield

3.55%

Market Cap

$184.33 billion

Rev. per Employee

$648,824

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Visa Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 214.85

-0.92 -0.43%

Volume: 6.48M

March 3, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

45.89

Dividend Yield

0.60%

Market Cap

$461.16 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.07M

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

31,270.09

-121.43 -0.39%

Volume: 411.61M

March 3, 2021 5:03p

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Walt Disney Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 192.26

-1.68 -0.87%

Volume: 8.75M

March 3, 2021 4:04p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$352.05 billion

Rev. per Employee

$320,813

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 227.56

-6.31 -2.70%

Volume: 34.03M

March 3, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

33.89

Dividend Yield

0.98%

Market Cap

$1763.90 billion

Rev. per Employee

$877,393

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Salesforce.com Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 206.00

-7.47 -3.50%

Volume: 11.46M

March 3, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

46.96

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$195.91 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A