{"id":59705,"date":"2026-03-12T12:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-sticky-inflation-data-rattles-investors\/59705\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:09:30","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-sticky-inflation-data-rattles-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-sticky-inflation-data-rattles-investors\/59705\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Sticky Inflation Data Rattles Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>598.75 (-1.2627%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>46,818.52<\/strong>, while <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down <strong>564.00 (-1.1887%)<\/strong> points today. The primary narrative driving the market decline was a hotter-than-expected <strong>Producer Price Index (PPI)<\/strong> report, which signaled that <strong>inflationary pressures<\/strong> remain stubbornly high. This economic data sparked a broad sell-off as investors feared the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> would maintain a <strong>restrictive monetary policy<\/strong> for longer than anticipated, dampening hopes for a mid-year interest rate cut and pushing <strong>Treasury yields<\/strong> higher.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the broad downturn, Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) was up <strong>3.18%<\/strong> today, leading the index gainers following a positive analyst outlook on its <strong>enterprise AI<\/strong> integration. Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) was also up <strong>2.99%<\/strong> today as <strong>crude oil prices<\/strong> climbed amid tightening global supply. Other defensive components showed resilience; Travelers (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>) was up <strong>0.94%<\/strong> today, Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>) was up <strong>0.93%<\/strong> today, and Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>) was up <strong>0.38%<\/strong> today, as traders rotated into stable, consumer-staple earnings to hedge against volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the prospect of sustained high interest rates hit the industrial and financial sectors hardest. 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) was down <strong>3.94%<\/strong> today, and Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>) was down <strong>3.52%<\/strong> today as the market weighed the impact of rising capital costs. Aerospace giant Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>) was down <strong>3.49%<\/strong> today, further weighing on the price-weighted index. Consumer and tech giants also retreated, with Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) down <strong>2.19%<\/strong> today, Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>) down <strong>2.15%<\/strong> today, and Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) down <strong>2.01%<\/strong> today, as the market adjusted to a challenging macroeconomic outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 598.75 (-1.2627%) points today, currently trading at 46,818.52, while Dow Futures (YM=F) 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