On Thursday, shares of Salesforce gained 1.4% in early trading, becoming the top performer among Dow Jones Industrial Average components. However, year-to-date, Salesforce has seen a 26.4% decline in value.
In contrast, Microsoft, the worst-performing component of the day, is down 0.3% but has a year-to-date gain of 18.4%. Other notable movements include International Business Machines (IBM) down 0.1% and 3M (MMM) up 0.9%.
