    ‘Sentence. 1: On ‘Manday , the Dow. declined  $:25:,/or 0.1 percent’, at 8,983.80"; having  shed 2.3 percent last week’.    Senterice: 2: In edrly'trading . the Dow Jones.  industrial. average was down 39.94, or 0.4  percent , at 8,945.50. having slipped.3.61  points Monday .