{"id":58707,"date":"2026-02-18T08:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-treads-water-amid-retail-sector-weakness-and-tech-resilience\/58707\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:09:23","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-treads-water-amid-retail-sector-weakness-and-tech-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-treads-water-amid-retail-sector-weakness-and-tech-resilience\/58707\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Treads Water Amid Retail Sector Weakness and Tech Resilience"},"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 up <strong>32.26 (0.0652%)<\/strong> points today, as the market grappled with a stark divide between resilient technology earnings and a deepening slump in the retail sector. While the broader index remained nearly flat at <strong>49,533.19<\/strong>, <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> traded higher by <strong>172.00 (0.3467%)<\/strong> points, reaching <strong>49,784.00<\/strong>. The primary driver of today&#39;s price action appeared to be a reaction to <strong>consumer spending data<\/strong> and quarterly guidance from major retailers, which triggered a rotation out of defensive consumer staples and into high-growth tech and financial names.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> spearheaded the market&#39;s gains, surging <strong>3.36%<\/strong> to <strong>$263.88<\/strong> following positive sentiment surrounding its latest hardware ecosystem updates. Other top performers included <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>2.14%<\/strong> at <strong>$64.82<\/strong>, and semiconductor leader <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>, gaining <strong>1.98%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$184.97<\/strong>. Financial institutions also provided a significant lift to the index, with <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> rising <strong>1.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$344.53<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> advancing <strong>1.51%<\/strong> to <strong>$307.13<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the downside, <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was the session&#39;s biggest loser, tumbling <strong>3.79%<\/strong> to <strong>$128.85<\/strong> after providing a cautious outlook on discretionary trends. This sentiment dragged down other industry giants, including <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which fell <strong>2.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$184.29<\/strong>, and <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.44%<\/strong> at <strong>$167.62<\/strong>. Additionally, <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.05%<\/strong> at <strong>$383.04<\/strong>, and energy major <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> slipped <strong>1.72%<\/strong> to <strong>$180.55<\/strong>, as investors reassessed growth expectations for the first half of <strong>2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 32.26 (0.0652%) points today, as the market grappled with a stark divide 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