Shares of 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components are trading lower in premarket trade Tuesday, with biggest decliners mixed among industrials, health care and retail sectors. The fact that all 30 Dow stocks were trading 2 1/2 hours before the open was also a sign of heightened investor anxiety, as Dow futures tumbled 390 points. Among the biggest decliners, shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. dropped 3.9%, United Technologies Corp. shed 3.8%, Nike Inc. lost 3.7%, American Express Co. gave up 3.5% and Boeing Co. fell 3.4%. In retail, Home Depot Inc.’s stock lost 2.0% and WalMart Inc. shares slid 2.0%. In technology, Microsoft Corp. shares declined 2.1% and Apple Inc.’s stock was down 0.8%.
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