The Dow Jones Industrials (^DJI -0.11%) fell 24 points, or just over 0.1%, on Monday to close at 17,623. Three stocks accounted for the lion's share of the downward pressure on the Dow, with Apple (AAPL 1.27%) leading all 30 Dow stocks downward in terms of percentage declines. Energy stocks Chevron (CVX 0.44%) and ExxonMobil (XOM 0.02%) were also substantial losers on the day, falling more than 2% each.
In the following slideshow, you'll find a short explanation of what happened to the Dow and these three stocks. Although a single day's movements aren't always important to your long-term investing strategy, it still makes sense to track what's happening with the stocks in your portfolio to make sure that you don't get blindsided by unexpected bad news -- especially during turbulent periods like peak earnings season.
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