{"id":59179,"date":"2026-02-26T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-nvidia-earnings-spark-sell-the-news-reaction\/59179\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:12:24","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-nvidia-earnings-spark-sell-the-news-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-nvidia-earnings-spark-sell-the-news-reaction\/59179\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Dips as Nvidia Earnings Spark &#8220;Sell the News&#8221; Reaction"},"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 down <strong>160.25 (-0.32%)<\/strong> points today, as the market grappled with a &quot;sell the news&quot; reaction following <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>&#39;s highly anticipated fourth-quarter earnings report. Despite posting record revenue of <strong>$68.1 billion<\/strong>, <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>4.53%<\/strong> to <strong>$186.87<\/strong>, as investors grew wary of high valuations and the sustainability of massive AI capital expenditures. This tech-led drag overshadowed a positive session for <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>2.32%<\/strong> to <strong>$196.26<\/strong> after reporting better-than-expected quarterly profits and robust demand for its AI-integrated cloud platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Macroeconomic factors also played a pivotal role in today&#39;s cautious trading. Investors monitored indirect nuclear talks between the <strong>U.S. and Iran<\/strong> in Geneva, which caused volatility in energy markets. <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> managed a modest gain of <strong>0.56%<\/strong> as oil prices stabilized. Additionally, the implementation of a <strong>10% global tariff<\/strong> earlier this week continued to weigh on sentiment, particularly for industrial giants like <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$745.76<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Financials and value-oriented stocks provided a necessary buffer for the index. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>2.18%<\/strong> to <strong>$242.88<\/strong>, while <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>)<\/strong> were up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> and <strong>1.09%<\/strong> respectively, supported by steady consumer spending data. However, the healthcare sector remained under pressure, with <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> falling <strong>2.50%<\/strong> and <strong>Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>2.12%<\/strong>, as traders rotated out of defensive positions into select enterprise software names.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 160.25 (-0.32%) points today, as the market grappled with a &quot;sell the 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