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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on news of a shooting at Canada's Parliament that left a soldier and the gunman dead, while falling oil prices brought stocks down lower as well. U.S. stocks fall on Canada shooting, oil prices; Dow falls 0.92% Shooting in Canada spooks investors, sends stocks falling At the close of U.S. trading, the Dow 30 fell 0.92%, A gunman shot a soldier in Ottawa earlier at the National War Memorial, and while authorities took out the shooter, news reports of gunfire also taking place inside the halls of Parliament alongside talk of possible accomplices spooked markets and sent stock prices falling earlier. In corporate news, Boeing Company stocks took a hit despite reporting better-than-expected earnings and an upward revision to its outlook, as investors sold on concern about costs surrounding its 787 Dreamliner. Leading Dow Jones Industrial Average performers included The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), up 1.42%, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), up 0.86%, and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), up 0.69%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average's worst performers included Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), down 4.46%, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), down 1.96%, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (XETRA:GS), down 1.86%.
