Dow Jones Industrial Average Index slightly declined on Thursday as investors awaited for hiring data on the next trading session. Blue chip index slipped 0.09% or 11.05 points and closed at 12,705.41, weighted down by technology and health care shares. Pfizer declined 0.8% after recalling birth control pills. Walt Disney gave up 1% while Hewlett Packard and IBM dropped 0.9% and 0.6% respectively. On the upside Alcoa surged 2.2% amid merger talks between Xstrata and Glencore.