{"id":58660,"date":"2026-02-17T13:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-remains-flat-amid-financial-rally-and-retail-slump\/58660\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:13:12","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-remains-flat-amid-financial-rally-and-retail-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-remains-flat-amid-financial-rally-and-retail-slump\/58660\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Remains Flat Amid Financial Rally and Retail Slump"},"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 (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.33 (-0.01%) points today<\/strong>, trading at <strong>49,497.60<\/strong> as the market struggled for direction. The primary narrative driving today&#39;s action was a pronounced <strong>sector rotation<\/strong> triggered by <strong>resilient financial data<\/strong> and <strong>disappointing retail outlooks<\/strong>. While the index remained stable near record levels, the underlying volatility revealed a shift in investor sentiment away from consumer staples toward high-growth tech and financial services.<\/p>\n<p>Financial heavyweights dominated the leaderboard, providing the necessary lift to prevent a deeper slide. <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>2.46%<\/strong> to <strong>$345.40<\/strong>, emerging as the top performer. It was joined by <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>2.05%<\/strong> at <strong>$260.79<\/strong>, and <strong>Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>2.00%<\/strong>. Large-cap banks also showed strength, with <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.64%<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.57%<\/strong>. This surge suggests traders are betting on sustained consumer spending and a favorable interest rate environment.<\/p>\n<p>However, these gains were offset by a slump in the retail and software sectors. <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.26%<\/strong> to <strong>$129.44<\/strong>, leading the losers after a cautious update. This sentiment bled into <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.87%<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.71%<\/strong>, and <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.10%<\/strong>. Additionally, <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.20%<\/strong> and <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.50%<\/strong>, as industrial and enterprise tech names faced selling pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 3.33 (-0.01%) points today, trading at 49,497.60 as the market struggled for 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