Afternoon Markets: Boeing grounds Dow

An announcement Boeing has been forced to delay the maiden flight of its 787 'Dreamliner' helped pul...

An announcement Boeing has been forced to delay the maiden flight of its 787 'Dreamliner' helped pull the Dow back into negative territory after a positive start on Tuesday. The index climbed above 8,360 in early trading but later fell to 8,318.9, more than 20 points, or 0.24%, down on the day's opening price. The first flight of Boeing's Dreamliner was due to take place on 30 June but has been put back to an unspecified date. Its stock fell 5.93% to $44.12. However, banking shares are posting gains on the back of Bank of America's proposal to issue $2.54bn of common stock in exchange...