{"id":59608,"date":"2026-03-10T09:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-cooling-inflation-and-industrial-strength\/59608\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:09:30","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-cooling-inflation-and-industrial-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-cooling-inflation-and-industrial-strength\/59608\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Gains on Cooling Inflation and Industrial Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Index (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>239.20 (0.50%)<\/strong> points today, reaching <strong>47,740.80<\/strong> as investors reacted to cooling inflation figures. The primary narrative driving the market was the release of the <strong>February Consumer Price Index (CPI)<\/strong>, which came in at <strong>2.9%<\/strong> year-over-year, slightly below the <strong>3.0%<\/strong> consensus. This data suggests the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> may have room to implement a <strong>pivot<\/strong> in monetary policy sooner than expected. Despite the index gain, <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>132.00 (-0.28%)<\/strong> points today at <strong>47,637.00<\/strong>, indicating some late-session caution regarding upcoming labor market reports.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge was Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>), which surged <strong>3.25%<\/strong> to <strong>$704.82<\/strong> following a bullish outlook on global infrastructure spending. Technology heavyweights also contributed to the gains, with Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) rising <strong>1.99%<\/strong> to <strong>$182.65<\/strong> and Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>) climbing <strong>1.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$376.97<\/strong>. Other notable performers included American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>), up <strong>1.23%<\/strong> to <strong>$305.38<\/strong>, and Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>), which gained <strong>1.17%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$117.11<\/strong>. These gains were bolstered by a broader rotation into <strong>cyclical stocks<\/strong> and <strong>healthcare<\/strong> as recession fears began to dissipate.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the market faced pressure from the networking and aerospace sectors. Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) was the day&#39;s biggest laggard, down <strong>3.54%<\/strong> to <strong>$76.21<\/strong> after a cautious quarterly forecast. Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>) also struggled, down <strong>3.29%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.00<\/strong> amid renewed regulatory scrutiny over production timelines. Other significant decliners included IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>), which was down <strong>2.30%<\/strong> to <strong>$253.33<\/strong>, and Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), falling <strong>1.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$198.79<\/strong>. The energy sector also saw weakness as Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) was down <strong>1.53%<\/strong> to <strong>$189.44<\/strong> due to a slight dip in crude oil prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Index (^DJI) was up 239.20 (0.50%) points today, reaching 47,740.80 as investors reacted to cooling inflation figures. 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