{"id":59738,"date":"2026-03-13T09:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-plummets-as-inflation-fears-rattle-wall-street-2\/59738\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:09:26","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-plummets-as-inflation-fears-rattle-wall-street-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-plummets-as-inflation-fears-rattle-wall-street-2\/59738\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Plummets as Inflation Fears Rattle Wall Street"},"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 (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>739.42 (-1.5594%)<\/strong> points today, Friday, March 13th, 2026, as the index fell to <strong>46,677.85<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving this sharp decline was a <strong>hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) report<\/strong>, which reignited fears that the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> may delay anticipated interest rate cuts. While <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>205.00 (0.4388%)<\/strong> points today in early trading, the spot market faced intense selling pressure as <strong>Treasury yields<\/strong> surged, weighing heavily on capital-intensive sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Energy sector<\/strong> emerged as a rare leader in a sea of red. <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> was the top performer, as it was up <strong>3.17%<\/strong> to <strong>$196.97<\/strong> on the back of tightening global supply. Defensive plays also saw modest inflows; <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.67%<\/strong> to <strong>$125.33<\/strong>, while <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.62%<\/strong> to <strong>$199.28<\/strong>. Other gainers included <strong>The Travelers Companies (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>0.87%<\/strong>, and <strong>Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>0.05%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, <strong>Financials<\/strong> and <strong>Industrials<\/strong> suffered the heaviest losses. <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>4.40%<\/strong> to <strong>$787.52<\/strong>, leading the decline as investors fretted over narrowing net interest margins. <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>4.34%<\/strong> to <strong>$204.76<\/strong> following renewed production concerns, while <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.91%<\/strong> to <strong>$149.10<\/strong>. Other significant laggards included <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>3.24%<\/strong>, and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.89%<\/strong>. The broad-based sell-off also impacted <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.86%<\/strong>, and <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.68%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 739.42 (-1.5594%) points today, Friday, March 13th, 2026, as the index fell 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