{"id":57356,"date":"2025-12-24T10:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-amid-strong-economic-data-and-ai-momentum\/57356\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T10:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:09:17","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-amid-strong-economic-data-and-ai-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-amid-strong-economic-data-and-ai-momentum\/57356\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Advances Amid Strong Economic Data and AI Momentum"},"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<\/strong> (^DJI) was up <strong>79.73<\/strong> points, or <strong>0.16%<\/strong>, today, reaching <strong>48442.4100<\/strong> as markets prepared for an early close ahead of the Christmas holiday. Dow Futures (YM=F) were slightly down <strong>4.00<\/strong> points, or <strong>-0.0082%<\/strong>, at <strong>48758.0000<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market&#39;s positive sentiment was a combination of <strong>stronger-than-expected economic data<\/strong> and the continued robust performance of <strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong>-related stocks.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. economy&#39;s unexpectedly strong <strong>4.3% annual growth rate<\/strong> in the third quarter provided a significant boost, with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/sp500\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a><\/strong> reaching a new record high. This economic resilience, coupled with sustained investment in <strong>AI infrastructure<\/strong>, underscored investor confidence. Tech shares continued to lead gains, reflecting the ongoing enthusiasm for the AI sector.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Dow&#39;s components, <strong>Nvidia<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) was a standout gainer, surging by <strong>2.73%<\/strong>. Other significant advancers included <strong>Nike<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>), which rose <strong>1.97%<\/strong>, and <strong>Amazon<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>), up <strong>1.65%<\/strong>. Conversely, some consumer-focused and pharmaceutical stocks faced headwinds. <strong>McDonald&#39;s<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>) was among the biggest losers, declining by <strong>-1.65%<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Walmart<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>), which fell <strong>-1.62%<\/strong>, and <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>), down <strong>-0.83%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 79.73 points, or 0.16%, today, reaching 48442.4100 as markets prepared for an 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