{"id":56972,"date":"2025-12-05T15:09:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-as-tech-and-financials-lead\/56972\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:09:23","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-as-tech-and-financials-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-as-tech-and-financials-lead\/56972\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Advances as Tech and Financials Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI)<\/strong> was up <strong>162.29<\/strong> points (<strong>0.3392%<\/strong>) today, reaching <strong>48013.23<\/strong>. <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> also showed gains, reflecting a positive market sentiment. The primary driver for the Dow&#39;s advance appears to be strong individual company performance, particularly within the technology and financial sectors, bolstering the index&#39;s overall upward movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salesforce<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) led the Dow components, surging an impressive <strong>5.39%<\/strong> to <strong>$260.90<\/strong>, signaling robust investor confidence in the cloud software firm. Financial heavyweights also performed strongly, with <strong>Goldman Sachs<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>) up <strong>2.05%<\/strong> to <strong>$855.31<\/strong>, and <strong>Visa<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>) climbing <strong>1.88%<\/strong> to <strong>$333.29<\/strong>. Other notable gainers included <strong>Verizon<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a>), rising <strong>1.47%<\/strong> to <strong>$41.875<\/strong>, and <strong>Home Depot<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>), which saw a <strong>1.02%<\/strong> increase to <strong>$354.6046<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, some components experienced declines. <strong>Amgen<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>) was the biggest laggard, falling <strong>2.28%<\/strong> to <strong>$332.30<\/strong>. <strong>3M<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) also faced pressure, down <strong>1.09%<\/strong> to <strong>$167.435<\/strong>. Other significant losers included <strong>UnitedHealth Group<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>), decreasing <strong>0.99%<\/strong> to <strong>$330.08<\/strong>, <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>), down <strong>0.97%<\/strong> to <strong>$143.97<\/strong>, and <strong>Merck<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>), dropping <strong>0.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$99.815<\/strong>. These movements suggest some sector-specific or company-specific challenges amidst the broader market&#39;s positive momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 162.29 points (0.3392%) today, reaching 48013.23. 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