{"id":58713,"date":"2026-02-18T10:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-resilience-offsets-retail-slump-as-dow-holds-steady\/58713\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:09:21","slug":"dowjonestodaytech-resilience-offsets-retail-slump-as-dow-holds-steady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-resilience-offsets-retail-slump-as-dow-holds-steady\/58713\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Tech Resilience Offsets Retail Slump as Dow Holds Steady"},"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, reaching a level of <strong>49,533.19<\/strong>. The market narrative was defined by a sharp divergence between <strong>Big Tech<\/strong> resilience and a significant sell-off in the <strong>Retail<\/strong> sector. Investors are currently grappling with <strong>inflationary pressures<\/strong> and fresh <strong>consumer spending data<\/strong>, which weighed heavily on traditional blue-chip retailers while high-growth semiconductor and consumer electronics firms provided the necessary support to keep the index in positive territory.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge for the bulls, <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> surged <strong>3.36%<\/strong> to <strong>$263.88<\/strong>, buoyed by optimistic analyst reports regarding its upcoming hardware cycle. The <strong>Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> momentum continued to bolster <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>1.98%<\/strong> at <strong>$184.97<\/strong>. Other notable gainers included <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong>, rising <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$64.82<\/strong>, and <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong>, which gained <strong>1.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$344.53<\/strong>. Financial heavyweights like <strong>Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> also saw gains of <strong>1.69%<\/strong> and <strong>1.51%<\/strong> respectively, as traders reacted to stable <strong>interest rate<\/strong> expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the retail giant <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was the primary anchor on the index, falling <strong>3.79%<\/strong> to <strong>$128.85<\/strong> following a cautious outlook on <strong>discretionary spending<\/strong>. This downward pressure extended to <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which dropped <strong>2.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$184.29<\/strong>, and <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong>, sliding <strong>2.44%<\/strong> to <strong>$167.62<\/strong>. Other laggards included <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>2.05%<\/strong> at <strong>$383.04<\/strong>, and <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong>, which fell <strong>1.72%<\/strong> to <strong>$180.55<\/strong> amid fluctuating <strong>energy prices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The broader market remains sensitive to <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> sentiment as the <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>26.00 (+0.0524%)<\/strong> points at <strong>49,638.00<\/strong>. While the index managed to stay green, the heavy losses in <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.49%<\/strong> to <strong>$289.09<\/strong>, highlight the ongoing volatility in non-tech sectors as the economy navigates a complex <strong>macroeconomic<\/strong> environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 32.26 (+0.0652%) points today, reaching a level of 49,533.19. 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