The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) declined on Thursday despite many stocks on the index rising. Instead, a few major losses dragged the

The UnitedHealth slide weighed heavily on the Dow, which fell 500 points, or 1.3%, Thursday morning.

S&P, Nasdaq open higher as US-Japan tariff talks begin; UnitedHealth drags Dow down 1.5% At 9:30 p.m. (EDT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 462.72 points, or 1.17%, to 39,206.67. The S&P 500 rose 29.