Dow Takes a Step Back

Updated from 4:15 p.m. EDT

Blue-chip stocks ended lower Wednesday as selloffs in the financial and transportation sectors pulled the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 back from their record levels.

The Dow lost 85.84 points, or 0.61%, at 14,078.69, and the S&P 500 was off 2.68 points, or 0.17%, to 1562.47. The Nasdaq Composite was stronger, rising 7.70 points, or 0.27%, to 2811.61, buoyed again by a 1.7% rise in Google (GOOG Quote).

Boeing (BA Quote) pressured the Dow, falling 2.7% after saying it would delay the initial deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner plane by six months. Another weak spot was Alcoa (AA Quote), whose third-quarter earnings fell just short of estimates. The stock lost 2.5%. ...