{"id":59110,"date":"2026-02-25T12:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-tech-and-healthcare-lead-gains\/59110\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:09:42","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-tech-and-healthcare-lead-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-tech-and-healthcare-lead-gains\/59110\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as Tech and Healthcare Lead Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI)<\/strong> was up <strong>167.66 (0.34%)<\/strong> points today, reaching <strong>49,342.16<\/strong>. The market&#39;s upward momentum was primarily driven by a surge in the <strong>enterprise technology<\/strong> and <strong>healthcare<\/strong> sectors, which successfully offset lingering concerns regarding the housing market. Investors reacted positively to robust <strong>cloud computing demand<\/strong> and <strong>AI integration<\/strong> reports, which bolstered major tech constituents. Meanwhile, <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was up <strong>78.00 (0.16%)<\/strong> points, signaling cautious optimism as the trading session progressed.<\/p>\n<p>The primary narrative steering the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/live\/stock-market-today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Stock Market Today\">market today<\/a> was the <strong>resilience of corporate earnings<\/strong> in the face of shifting interest rate expectations. Leading the charge was <strong>IBM<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>), which rose <strong>3.05%<\/strong> to <strong>$236.42<\/strong> following strong performance in its consulting and AI divisions. Similarly, <strong>UnitedHealth Group<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) was up <strong>2.97%<\/strong> to <strong>$281.99<\/strong>. <strong>Microsoft<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) also contributed heavily to the gains, rising <strong>2.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$399.84<\/strong>, while <strong>Salesforce<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) climbed <strong>2.24%<\/strong> to <strong>$189.76<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the retail and housing sectors faced headwinds. <strong>Home Depot<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) was the biggest laggard, down <strong>3.31%<\/strong> to <strong>$371.67<\/strong>, as soft housing data weighed on investor sentiment. <strong>Sherwin-Williams<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>) followed suit, down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$355.97<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included <strong>Boeing<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>), down <strong>1.45%<\/strong> to <strong>$230.09<\/strong>, and <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>), which fell <strong>1.39%<\/strong> to <strong>$162.98<\/strong>. Despite these losses, the strength in <strong>Goldman Sachs<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>), up <strong>1.95%<\/strong>, and <strong>Visa<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>), up <strong>1.89%<\/strong>, helped maintain the Dow&#39;s positive trajectory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 167.66 (0.34%) points today, reaching 49,342.16. 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