{"id":58473,"date":"2026-02-13T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rebounds-as-cooling-inflation-sparks-value-rotation\/58473\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:10:08","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rebounds-as-cooling-inflation-sparks-value-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rebounds-as-cooling-inflation-sparks-value-rotation\/58473\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rebounds as Cooling Inflation Sparks Value Rotation"},"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>238.14 (0.48%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>49,690.12<\/strong> as the blue-chip index attempts to reclaim the historic <strong>50,000<\/strong> milestone. This recovery was supported by <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>220.00 (0.44%)<\/strong> points to <strong>49,743.00<\/strong>. The primary market narrative was a significant relief rally following the <strong>January Consumer Price Index (CPI)<\/strong> report, which showed annual inflation slowing to <strong>2.4%<\/strong>, lower than the <strong>2.5%<\/strong> economists anticipated. This cooling data bolstered hopes for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts later this year, sparking a robust &quot;Value Rotation&quot; into cyclical and defensive sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge, Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>) was up <strong>3.24%<\/strong> to <strong>$62.99<\/strong> as improved consumer sentiment lifted the retail sector. Healthcare and industrial giants also provided significant upward pressure; Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>) was up <strong>2.88%<\/strong> to <strong>$122.74<\/strong>, while Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>) was up <strong>2.87%<\/strong> to <strong>$780.15<\/strong>. Other notable gainers included Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>), up <strong>2.78%<\/strong> to <strong>$105.23<\/strong>, and Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which was up <strong>2.65%<\/strong>. Even Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) saw a partial recovery, up <strong>2.17%<\/strong> to <strong>$76.53<\/strong>, following its recent volatility. UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) also added to the gains, up <strong>1.33%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, high-growth technology and payment processing stocks faced continued headwinds. Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>) was down <strong>2.43%<\/strong> to <strong>$316.32<\/strong>, and Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) was down <strong>1.62%<\/strong> to <strong>$183.84<\/strong> as investors locked in profits from the artificial intelligence trade. Financial laggards included Travelers (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>), down <strong>1.22%<\/strong>, and American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>), down <strong>1.19%<\/strong>. Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) also struggled, as it was down <strong>0.87%<\/strong> to <strong>$259.56<\/strong>, reflecting a broader intraday shift away from mega-cap tech today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 238.14 (0.48%) points today, currently trading at 49,690.12 as the blue-chip index 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