The Dow Jones Industrial Average is falling Wednesday afternoon with shares of 3M and Home Depot facing the biggest losses for the blue-chip average. Shares of 3M MMM and Home Depot HD have contributed to the index’s intraday decline, as the Dow DJIA was most recently trading 181 points lower (-0.5%). 3M’s shares are off $2.48 (2.6%) while those of Home Depot have dropped $5.99 (2.1%), combining for a roughly 56-point drag on the Dow. JPMorgan Chase JPM, Travelers TRV, and Honeywell HON are also contributing significantly to the decline. A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the benchmark results in a 6.59-point…
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