{"id":58259,"date":"2026-02-05T08:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-amid-sector-rotation-and-tech-sell-off-on-february-5-2026\/58259\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T08:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:09:22","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-amid-sector-rotation-and-tech-sell-off-on-february-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-advances-amid-sector-rotation-and-tech-sell-off-on-february-5-2026\/58259\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Advances Amid Sector Rotation and Tech Sell-Off on February 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>) was up <strong>260.31 points<\/strong> (<strong>0.5286%<\/strong>) today, reaching <strong>49501.30<\/strong>. Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>) also saw gains, up <strong>50.00 points<\/strong> (<strong>0.1008%<\/strong>) at <strong>49639.00<\/strong>. This positive movement for the Dow occurred amidst a broader market shift characterized by <strong>sector rotation<\/strong>, as investors moved away from highly valued technology stocks and towards &quot;real-economy&quot; sectors including consumer, energy, healthcare, and entertainment. Concerns over the significantly <strong>overstretched valuations of AI-centric technology stocks<\/strong> were a primary driver of this market dynamic, leading to mixed performances across major indices.<\/p>\n<p>The main narrative driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/live\/stock-market-today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Stock Market Today\">market today<\/a> was a distinct <strong>sell-off in technology stocks<\/strong>, particularly those tied to artificial intelligence and semiconductors. This sentiment was exacerbated by weak performance from &quot;AI-powered semiconductor bigwigs&quot;. Despite this tech downturn, the value-oriented Dow managed to finish in positive territory, supported by buying in consumer, energy, and consumption groups.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Dow-listed stocks, <strong>Amgen<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>) led the gainers with a notable rise of <strong>7.80%<\/strong>, followed by <strong>3M<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) surging <strong>5.21%<\/strong>, and <strong>Nike<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>) advancing <strong>4.87%<\/strong>. Other significant movers included <strong>Disney<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>) up <strong>2.76%<\/strong> and <strong>Sherwin-Williams<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>) up <strong>2.58%<\/strong>. Conversely, <strong>UnitedHealth Group<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) experienced the steepest decline, down <strong>3.09%<\/strong>. <strong>Goldman Sachs<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>) fell <strong>2.59%<\/strong>, while <strong>Cisco<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) was down <strong>1.91%<\/strong>. Also among the losers were <strong>Amazon<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>), declining <strong>1.82%<\/strong>, and <strong>IBM<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>), down <strong>1.67%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 260.31 points (0.5286%) today, reaching 49501.30. 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