The Dow Jones Industrial Average flipped into negative territory in early trade as declines in Goldman Sachs and Boeing Co. helped to offset a record rally in Apple’s stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , Boeing Co. and International Business Machines Corp. were combining to exact a more than 30-point tax on the price-weighted Dow . Those declines were putting pressure on gains from Apple Inc., which was contributing about 25 points to the blue-chip gauge. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index was down less than 0.1% at 2,578, also slipping into the red after opening gains as the financial sector retreated . The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index was holding on to slight gains on the back of Apple’s rising shares, which took it to a valuation at $900 billion for the first time.
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