Of the 65 components in the top 3 Dow Jones indexes, all were trading lower in the wake of disappointing consumer inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
which is down 730 points, or 2.3%, was seeing all 30 components lose ground, led by the 3.8% drop in Nike Inc.’s stock
NKE,
and the 3.7% fall in Dow Inc.
DOW,
shares. And all 20 members of the Dow Jones Transportation Average
DJT,
were falling, led by the 3.5% selloffs in shares of both JetBlue Airways Corp.
JBLU,
and Ryder System Inc.
R,
as the Dow transports sank 2.1%. For the Dow Jones Utilities Average
DJU,
which slid 1.1%, the biggest decliner was American Water Works Co.’s stock
AWK,
which was down 1.8%.