{"id":59437,"date":"2026-03-05T10:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-tech-momentum-offsets-economic-uncertainty\/59437\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:09:17","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-tech-momentum-offsets-economic-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-tech-momentum-offsets-economic-uncertainty\/59437\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as Tech Momentum Offsets Economic Uncertainty"},"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 up <strong>238.14 (0.49%)<\/strong> points today, reaching <strong>48,739.41<\/strong> during Thursday\u2019s trading session. This gain occurred despite <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> being down <strong>357.00 (-0.73%)<\/strong>, highlighting a strong intraday recovery. The primary narrative driving the market was a significant rotation into <strong>enterprise technology and AI infrastructure<\/strong>, fueled by better-than-expected productivity data and a stabilization in Treasury yields. While investors initially weighed cautious labor market signals, the appetite for high-growth blue-chip stocks ultimately propelled the index higher.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the surge, <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>4.03%<\/strong> to <strong>$216.82<\/strong>, as optimism surrounding cloud computing margins boosted investor confidence. Networking leader <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>2.57%<\/strong> to <strong>$80.87<\/strong>, while <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>2.13%<\/strong> to <strong>$250.06<\/strong>, benefiting from the ongoing demand for hybrid cloud solutions. The semiconductor sector remained a pillar of strength as <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.99%<\/strong> to <strong>$183.04<\/strong>. Other notable contributors to the Dow&#39;s advance included <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>1.52%<\/strong>, and <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>1.44%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.31<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the energy and defensive sectors faced selling pressure. <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$186.03<\/strong> following a dip in global crude prices. Consumer staples also lagged, with <strong>Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.49%<\/strong> to <strong>$78.10<\/strong> and <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>0.89%<\/strong>. Software giant <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.12%<\/strong> to <strong>$193.08<\/strong>, while <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.09%<\/strong> to <strong>$58.64<\/strong>, reflecting a shift away from traditional retail and defensive positions in favor of aggressive growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 238.14 (0.49%) points today, reaching 48,739.41 during Thursday\u2019s trading session. 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