Dow Drops 125 Points On Losses For Merck, Honeywell Stocks

DJ Dow Drops 125 Points On Losses For Merck, Honeywell Stocks

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down Tuesday afternoon with shares of Merck and Honeywell facing the biggest setback for the index.

Shares of Merck (Merck & Co. Inc.) and Honeywell (Honeywell International Inc.) have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline, as the Dow (Dow Jones Industrial Average) was most recently trading 127 points lower (-0.3%).

Merck's shares have dropped $4.62 (4.0%) while those of Honeywell are down $7.95, or 3.5%, combining for an approximately 77-point drag on the Dow.

Other components contributing significantly to the decline include Apple (Apple Inc.), Johnson & Johnson (Johnson & Johnson), and Sherwin-Williams Co. (Sherwin-Williams Co.).

A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the index equates to a 6.16-point swing.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 21, 2026.

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April 21, 2026 12:56 ET (16:56 GMT)

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