{"id":59121,"date":"2026-02-25T15:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-ibm-recovers-and-nvidia-earnings-take-center-stage\/59121\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:09:48","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-ibm-recovers-and-nvidia-earnings-take-center-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-ibm-recovers-and-nvidia-earnings-take-center-stage\/59121\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as IBM Recovers and Nvidia Earnings Take Center Stage"},"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>279.44 (0.57%)<\/strong> points today, at <strong>49,453.94<\/strong> with markets open. The primary narrative driving the session is intense anticipation for <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> earnings due after the bell, alongside a relief rally following <strong>President <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a>\u2019s<\/strong> State of the Union address. Investors are also reacting to strong <strong>ADP employment data<\/strong>, which showed private hiring at its fastest pace since late November, signaling a resilient labor market. <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was also up <strong>258.00 (0.52%)<\/strong> points, reflecting broad optimism across the index.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Business Machines (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>4.19%<\/strong> to <strong>$238.93<\/strong>, leading gainers as analysts called yesterday\u2019s plunge a buying opportunity. The recovery follows fears that <strong>Anthropic\u2019s<\/strong> AI tools would disrupt legacy business. Other gainers include <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>3.06%<\/strong> to <strong>$282.41<\/strong> on dividend news, <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>2.91%<\/strong> to <strong>$191.00<\/strong>, and <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>2.46%<\/strong> to <strong>$398.65<\/strong>. <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> also rose <strong>2.02%<\/strong> to <strong>$196.79<\/strong> as a key bellwether for the AI sector.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$375.34<\/strong>, weighed down by cautious housing commentary from <strong>Lowe\u2019s<\/strong>. Other decliners include <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>2.23%<\/strong> to <strong>$356.71<\/strong>, <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.40%<\/strong> to <strong>$230.12<\/strong>, and <strong>Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.30%<\/strong> to <strong>$104.67<\/strong>. <strong>Verizon (<a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a>)<\/strong> also fell <strong>1.01%<\/strong> to <strong>$49.35<\/strong>. While the index trends higher, investors are rotating out of housing-sensitive stocks into high-growth tech and healthcare sectors ahead of further economic data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 279.44 (0.57%) points today, at 49,453.94 with markets open. 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