Microsoft, Apple Inc. share losses lead the way, but Dow flat

Shares of Microsoft and Apple Inc. are posting losses Monday morning, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory. Shares of Microsoft
MSFT,
-2.82%
and Apple Inc.
AAPL,
-2.90%
have contributed to the blue-chip gauge’s intraday decline, as the Dow
DJIA,
-0.10%
was most recently trading 15 points, or 0.1%, lower. Microsoft’s shares have declined $6.70, or 2.8%, while those of Apple Inc. have fallen $2.92, or 2.2%, combining for an approximately 63-point drag on the Dow. Also contributing significantly to the decline are Salesforce.com Inc.
CRM,
-2.44%,
Nike
NKE,
-2.12%,
and Intel
INTC,
-2.06%.
A $1 move in any one of the 30 components of the benchmark results in a 6.58-point swing.