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      Three of the thirty, i.e. ten percent. of the components that constitute the Dow Jones Industrial Average 'The Dow', are set for removal and to be replaced, the owner of the bellwether index announced.
      In a Press Release issued on the August 24, 2020, S & P Dow Jones Indices, the proprietor of The Dow, advises that it shall be making the adjustments effective the August 31, 2020, by deleting Exxon Mobil Corp., Pfizer Inc. and Raytheon Technologies Corp., and adding Amegen Inc., Honeywell International Inc. and SalesForce.com Inc.
      These adjustments were prompted as a consequence of Apple Inc.'s impending 4 for 1 Stock Split, with the intention of offsetting the index's weight reduction, following the split on the August, 31, 2020.
      "This represents an opportunity for new businesses to be included in The Dow that better reflect the American Economy",   S & P Dow Jones Indices said.

CompanyStock ExchangeTicker
3M CompanyNYSEMMM
American Express CompanyNYSEAXP
Amgen Inc.NasdaqAMGN
Apple Inc.NasdaqAAPL
The Boeing CompanyNYSEBA
Caterpillar Inc.NYSECAT
Chevron CorporationNYSECVX
Cisco Systems, Inc.NasdaqCSCO
The Coca-Cola CompanyNYSEKO
Dow IncNYSEDOW
The Goldman Sachs GroupNYSEGS
The Home Depot, Inc.NYSEHD
Honeywell International Inc.NYSEHON
International Business Machines CorporationNYSEIBM
IntelNasdaqINTC
Johnson & JohnsonNYSEJNJ
JP Morgan Chase & Co.NYSEJPM
McDonald's Corporation NYSEMCD
Merck & Co., Inc.NYSEMRK
Microsoft CorporationNasdaqMSFT
Nike, Inc.NYSENKE
The Procter & Gamble CompanyNYSEPG
Salesforce.com, Inc.NYSERTX
The Travelers Companies, Inc.NYSETRV
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedNYSEUNH
Verizon Communications Inc.NYSEVZ
Visa IncNYSEV
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.NasdaqWBA
Walmart Inc.NYSEWMT
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSEDIS

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