Dow's 50-point fall led by losses in Salesforce.com Inc., Microsoft stocks

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Shares of Salesforce.com Inc. and Microsoft are trading lower Wednesday afternoon, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory. Shares of Salesforce.com Inc. and Microsoft are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline, as the Dow was most recently trading 56 points lower (-0.1%). Salesforce.com Inc.'s shares have declined $17.53 (7.1%) while those of Microsoft are down $8.89 (2.7%), combining for a roughly 174-point drag on the Dow. Other components contributing significantly to the decline include Nike Apple Inc. and Cisco A $1 move in any of the benchmark's 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.