[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.87%) is in last place on Tuesday afternoon, down 419 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Merck (MRK 97.71, -2.55, -2.54%), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 209.28, -4.89, -2.28%), and IBM (IBM 301.85, -6.81, -2.21%) hold modest losses.
Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble (PG 145.81, +0.68, +0.47%) is outperforming.
The DJIA is now -1.82% lower off the Friday (12/12) highs.