{"id":59324,"date":"2026-03-02T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-blue-chips\/59324\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:09:27","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-blue-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-blue-chips\/59324\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Manufacturing Data Weighs on Blue Chips"},"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 (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>124.91 (-0.2550%) points today<\/strong>, trading at <strong>48,853.01<\/strong>. Market sentiment on this <strong>Monday, March 2, 2026<\/strong>, was primarily driven by a cautious reaction to the latest <strong>ISM Manufacturing PMI<\/strong> report, which indicated a surprising contraction in industrial activity. This economic data weighed on blue-chip stocks, even as <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> were down <strong>108.00 (-0.2204%) points today<\/strong>, signaling investor concern over softening growth.<\/p>\n<p>Technology stocks provided a necessary cushion against deeper losses. <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> led the gainers, rising <strong>2.86%<\/strong> to <strong>$182.37<\/strong>, while <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> gained <strong>1.86%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$400.40<\/strong>. Industrial giant <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>1.25%<\/strong> to <strong>$752.14<\/strong>, and <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> advanced <strong>1.24%<\/strong> to <strong>$189.02<\/strong> following a positive report on global energy reserves. <strong>Honeywell (<a href=\"\/stock\/HON\">HON<\/a>)<\/strong> also stayed positive, rising <strong>1.01%<\/strong> to <strong>$246.01<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The retail and housing sectors were the primary laggards. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>2.44%<\/strong> to <strong>$371.89<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong> fell <strong>2.41%<\/strong> to <strong>$354.05<\/strong> due to concerns over high borrowing costs impacting home improvement. <strong>Walt Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong> declined <strong>2.25%<\/strong> to <strong>$103.65<\/strong>, while <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> retreated <strong>1.82%<\/strong> and <strong>1.78%<\/strong> respectively. Consumer giants <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>McDonald\u2019s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>)<\/strong> also faced selling pressure, falling <strong>1.73%<\/strong> and <strong>1.64%<\/strong> as investors rotated out of defensive value plays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 124.91 (-0.2550%) points today, trading at 48,853.01. 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