Worst Performing Industries For March 4, 2016

The Dow rose 0.06 percent to 16,954.72, while the NASDAQ composite index declined 0.07 percent to 4,703.95. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 0.04 percent to 1,994.18. The worst performing industries in the market today are:

This industry declined 1.2 percent by 11:00 am with

moving down 14.7 percent. H & R Block reported a wider-than-expected loss for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday.

This industry fell 1 percent by 11:00 am ET.

shares dropped 2.7 percent in today's trading. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone shares have gained 38.31 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has dropped 3.76 percent in the same period.

The industry dropped 0.9 percent by 11:00 am. The worst performer in this industry was

, which declined 4 percent. RBC Capital downgraded Easterly Government Properties from Outperform to Sector Perform.

This industry slipped 0.8 percent by 11:00 am. The worst stock within the industry was

, which fell 1 percent.