Wednesday was a sea of red, but after looking at the DJIA components it was really 5 of 30 stocks that acted as the biggest drag either against the index or on peers.
Wednesday’s big loser among the DJIA stocks was The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) which was down 1.8% at $122.24 in a 52-week range of $83.80 to $144.57. Volume was ahead of the average at 6.5 million shares versus a norm of 5.2 million shares. The company should have gotten a boost on a report from the FAA that the design and manufacturing processes for its 787 are safe.
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) traded down 1.8% to $80.52 against a 52-week range of $55.87 to $83.65. Share volume was about 30% below the daily average of around 7.3 million shares traded.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) closed down $2.10, or -1.1% at $184.71, the big culprit in the DJIA drop based on the price-weighted calculation for the index. The stock’s 52-week range is $172.19 to $215.82. Volume was about 20% below the average daily volume of nearly 5 million shares traded.
Another actively traded — and losing — DJIA stock today was General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) which traded down 1.44% to $25.28. GE, which has significant investments in Russia, was a victim of investors’ wariness about what will happen in Russia if the West applies sanctions. Volume was about 3 million shares short of the daily average of around 37 million shares traded.
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) traded down 1.2% to $96.10 on Wednesday. Shares dropped below $96 after the FOMC announcement but closed above the $96 handle against its 52-week range of $92.22 to $103.70. Trading volume for McDonald’s shares was 5.1 million shares – inline with normal days.
Of the Dow 30 stocks 25 closed lower on Wednesday. Only 4 were up at the close, and Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) managed to close unchanged.
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