{"id":59319,"date":"2026-03-02T13:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-ai-momentum-clashes-with-housing-and-retail-weakness\/59319\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:09:30","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-ai-momentum-clashes-with-housing-and-retail-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-ai-momentum-clashes-with-housing-and-retail-weakness\/59319\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as AI Momentum Clashes With Housing and Retail Weakness"},"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>81.30 (-0.1660%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>48,896.62<\/strong>. <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> also signaled cautious sentiment, down <strong>61.00 (-0.1245%)<\/strong> at <strong>48,939.00<\/strong>. The main narrative driving the market on this <strong>Monday, March 2nd, 2026<\/strong>, was a notable divergence between <strong>Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> momentum and broader economic concerns. While tech giants buoyed the index, lackluster <strong>ISM Manufacturing<\/strong> data and rising yields pressured cyclical sectors, leaving market participants weighing the potential for a soft landing against persistent inflationary signals.<\/p>\n<p>Top performers were led by Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>), which was up <strong>3.08%<\/strong> at <strong>$182.36<\/strong>, and Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>), gaining <strong>1.76%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$399.60<\/strong>. Energy giant Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) also saw strength, up <strong>1.67%<\/strong> at <strong>$189.74<\/strong>, alongside Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>), which rose <strong>1.06%<\/strong> to <strong>$868.40<\/strong>. These gains highlight a concentrated interest in high-margin tech and defensive financials as robust enterprise demand continues to outpace broader market volatility.<\/p>\n<p>On the downside, Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>) led the losers, down <strong>2.80%<\/strong> at <strong>$352.54<\/strong>, followed by Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>), which was down <strong>2.32%<\/strong> at <strong>$371.99<\/strong>. Consumer-centric stocks also struggled, with Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>) down <strong>2.08%<\/strong> at <strong>$103.87<\/strong> and Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>) falling <strong>1.90%<\/strong> to <strong>$60.98<\/strong>. The sell-off in these names suggests that investors are increasingly wary of the impact of <strong>restrictive monetary policy<\/strong> on the <strong>housing market<\/strong> and <strong>discretionary spending<\/strong>, as higher borrowing costs begin to dampen consumer appetite for large-scale renovations and retail purchases during this current fiscal quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 81.30 (-0.1660%) points today, currently trading at 48,896.62. 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