{"id":57079,"date":"2025-12-09T10:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-lower-amid-fed-anticipation-and-tech-sector-buzz\/57079\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:09:33","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-lower-amid-fed-anticipation-and-tech-sector-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-lower-amid-fed-anticipation-and-tech-sector-buzz\/57079\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Edges Lower Amid Fed Anticipation and Tech Sector Buzz"},"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 down <strong>215.67 (-0.4497%) points<\/strong> today, as investors weighed anticipation of the Federal Reserve&#39;s final interest rate decision of the year and significant company-specific developments. Dow Futures (<strong>YM=F<\/strong>) also showed a slight decline, down <strong>42.00 (-0.0879%) points<\/strong>. The overarching narrative driving market sentiment is the ongoing two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, where a <strong>25-basis point rate cut<\/strong> is widely expected. This monetary policy announcement is keenly awaited, with rising government bond yields signaling investor caution ahead of the Fed&#39;s guidance for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the market&#39;s dynamics, the technology sector saw notable activity. Shares of <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> surged by <strong>4.11%<\/strong> following reports of the White House&#39;s decision to relax export restrictions on its H200 AI chips to China. Similarly, <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> gained <strong>1.48%<\/strong> amid news of its exploration into designing custom chips in partnership with <strong>Broadcom (<a href=\"\/stock\/AVGO\">AVGO<\/a>)<\/strong>. Other significant corporate news included <strong>IBM&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> agreement to acquire <strong>Confluent (<a href=\"\/stock\/CFLT\">CFLT<\/a>)<\/strong> in an <strong>$11 billion<\/strong> deal, contributing to a <strong>0.40%<\/strong> rise for IBM. The market also awaits the release of delayed October JOLTs Job Openings data and the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, which could further influence investor sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Dow&#39;s top performers, <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> led with a <strong>4.11%<\/strong> increase, followed by <strong>Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>2.56%<\/strong>, and <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong> rising <strong>2.01%<\/strong>. Conversely, several consumer and healthcare stocks experienced declines. <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> was among the biggest losers, falling <strong>3.44%<\/strong>, alongside <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>3.37%<\/strong>, and <strong>Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>)<\/strong> decreasing by <strong>2.63%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 215.67 (-0.4497%) points today, as investors weighed anticipation of the Federal Reserve&#39;s 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