{"id":59760,"date":"2026-03-13T17:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-retreat-drags-dow-lower-as-inflation-concerns-spark-sector-rotation\/59760\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:09:20","slug":"dowjonestodaytech-retreat-drags-dow-lower-as-inflation-concerns-spark-sector-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-retreat-drags-dow-lower-as-inflation-concerns-spark-sector-rotation\/59760\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Tech Retreat Drags Dow Lower as Inflation Concerns Spark Sector Rotation"},"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> <strong>was down 119.38 (-0.26%) points today<\/strong>, finishing the session at <strong>46,558.47<\/strong>. Market sentiment was largely characterized by a cautious &quot;risk-off&quot; tone as investors navigated a complex macroeconomic landscape. While the blue-chip index saw pockets of strength in the aerospace and healthcare sectors, the broader momentum was hampered by a significant pullback in heavy-weight technology components. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> mirrored this bearish sentiment, ending the day down <strong>190.00 points (-0.41%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The primary narrative driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/live\/stock-market-today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Stock Market Today\">market today<\/a> was a <strong>pronounced sector rotation<\/strong> triggered by <strong>sticky inflation data<\/strong>. Fresh economic reports suggested that consumer prices remain higher than anticipated, leading to a spike in <strong>Treasury yields<\/strong> and a subsequent reassessment of the Federal Reserve&#39;s interest rate trajectory. This development hit high-multiple growth stocks particularly hard, forcing a migration of capital into defensive value stocks. This policy-driven anxiety overshadowed positive developments in other sectors, as the market braced for a &quot;higher-for-longer&quot; rate environment.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers, Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>) surged <strong>2.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$209.62<\/strong>, while 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) and UnitedHealth (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) rose <strong>1.88%<\/strong> and <strong>1.79%<\/strong> respectively. On the downside, Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) was the biggest loser, dropping <strong>3.05%<\/strong> to <strong>$193.32<\/strong>. Major tech players also faced selling pressure, with Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) sliding <strong>1.67%<\/strong> to <strong>$251.45<\/strong>, Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) declining <strong>1.39%<\/strong> to <strong>$396.27<\/strong>, and Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) falling <strong>1.35%<\/strong> to <strong>$180.60<\/strong>, as the tech rally took a breather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 119.38 (-0.26%) points today, finishing the session at 46,558.47. 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