    Sentence t: On Mondey . the Dow declined 5.25. or  01 percent . ot 6,983.80 . having shed 23 percent    week .   2 In early treding . the Dow Jones  rial averoge was down 39.94 . or 0.4 percent  ‘ot 8,945.50 . having slipped 3.61 points Monday .    