{"id":57228,"date":"2025-12-19T08:09:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-up-as-softer-inflation-fuels-rate-cut-hopes\/57228\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:09:23","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-up-as-softer-inflation-fuels-rate-cut-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-up-as-softer-inflation-fuels-rate-cut-hopes\/57228\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Edges Up as Softer Inflation Fuels Rate Cut Hopes"},"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> saw modest gains today, Friday, December 19, 2025, rising <strong>65.88 points (0.14%)<\/strong> to <strong>47,951.85<\/strong>. This uplift was primarily driven by softer-than-expected US inflation data, which has reignited market hopes for further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The US inflation rate for December 2025 came in at <strong>2.7%<\/strong>, its lowest since July and below forecasts, cementing expectations for potential easing of monetary policy. Meanwhile, Dow Futures (YM=F) were slightly down <strong>10.00 points (-0.02%)<\/strong> at <strong>48,311.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#39;s market narrative was largely dominated by this economic data, overshadowing other global central bank actions, such as the Bank of Japan&#39;s interest rate hike and the Bank of England&#39;s rate cut. Technology and growth-oriented stocks showed particular strength, benefiting from the renewed optimism surrounding a more accommodative monetary environment.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Dow&#39;s biggest gainers, <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> led the charge, up <strong>2.59%<\/strong>, followed closely by <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which rose <strong>2.26%<\/strong>. Other notable upticks included <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> gaining <strong>1.83%<\/strong>, <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> increasing by <strong>1.34%<\/strong>, and <strong>Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong> advancing <strong>1.12%<\/strong>. Conversely, <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> was the most significant decliner, plummeting <strong>10.84%<\/strong> amid expectations of declining sales due to continued weakness in China and decreased gross margins from tariffs. Other significant losers included <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.55%<\/strong> and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> falling <strong>1.31%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) saw modest gains today, Friday, December 19, 2025, rising 65.88 points (0.14%) to 47,951.85. 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