After President Barack Obama advised lawmakers to vote on revamp legislation, there was a fluctuation in many stocks. While health-care stocks as Pfizer and Merck went down, Caterpillar and other sensitive stocks gained.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 9.22 points, or 0.09%, to 10396.76.

Pfizer was down 28 cents, or 1.6%, to $17.32, while Merck fell 18 cents, or 0.5%, to 37.21. Failure in achieving its target in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease was probably the cause for slip in Pfizer's shares.

Caterpillar, the industrial giant's stock mounted 42 cents, or 0.7%, to 58.57.

The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.11, slight change, to 2280.68.

Big Lots increased 63 cents, or 1.9%, to 34.57. Its quarterly revenue swelled 34%. In addition, its current-quarter and full-year returns have beaten the analysts’ forecasts.

Walgreen gained 12 cents, or 0.3%, to 35.36. After a dip in sales earlier, the drug-store’s sales progressed in February.

According to Thomson Reuters, Safeway was down 42 cents, or 1.7%, to 24.46. The grocery chain had predicted earnings of $1.65 to $1.85 a share, while analysts' average forecast was $1.85.