[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.24%) is down 105 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Microsoft (MSFT 535.12, +21.88, +4.26%), Amazon (AMZN 234.64, +4.45, +1.93%), and 3M (MMM 148.66, +2.04, +1.39%) are outperforming.
Meanwhile, Merck (MRK 80.03, -1.72, -2.10%) is one of today's top laggards.
The DJIA is now poised to end the month +0.59% higher.