{"id":59874,"date":"2026-03-17T12:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-inches-higher-as-tech-and-energy-lead-mid-march-gains\/59874\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:09:31","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-inches-higher-as-tech-and-energy-lead-mid-march-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-inches-higher-as-tech-and-energy-lead-mid-march-gains\/59874\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Inches Higher as Tech and Energy Lead Mid-March Gains"},"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>73.96 (0.1575%)<\/strong> points today, Tuesday, March 17th, 2026, reaching <strong>47,020.37<\/strong>. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> also showed strength, gaining <strong>81.00 (0.1713%)<\/strong> points to hit <strong>47,370.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market was a <strong>resilient retail sales report<\/strong> and <strong>positive sentiment in enterprise technology spending<\/strong>, which helped the index overcome early volatility caused by <strong>rising Treasury yields<\/strong> and <strong>inflationary concerns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the blue-chip gainers, <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> surged <strong>1.78%<\/strong> to <strong>$253.58<\/strong> following a <strong>strategic AI infrastructure partnership announcement<\/strong>. <strong>Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong> followed with a <strong>1.57%<\/strong> gain to <strong>$100.17<\/strong>, while <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>1.54%<\/strong> to <strong>$199.68<\/strong> as global energy demand remained robust. Financial heavyweights also supported the index, with <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> climbing <strong>1.36%<\/strong> to <strong>$804.74<\/strong> and <strong>Travelers (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>)<\/strong> adding <strong>1.10%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$307.98<\/strong>. Other notable gainers included <strong>McDonald&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>0.99%<\/strong>, and <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong>, which increased <strong>0.93%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, <strong>Honeywell (<a href=\"\/stock\/HON\">HON<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.19%<\/strong> to <strong>$229.14<\/strong> due to <strong>cautious industrial guidance<\/strong>. <strong>Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>)<\/strong> fell <strong>1.46%<\/strong> to <strong>$360.86<\/strong>, and <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong> slipped <strong>1.21%<\/strong> to <strong>$210.6950<\/strong> amid <strong>production timeline adjustments<\/strong>. <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> also struggled, declining <strong>0.96%<\/strong> to <strong>$240.87<\/strong>. Despite these losses, the index maintained its upward trajectory, supported by gains in <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong>, which rose <strong>0.84%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.50<\/strong>, and <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong>, which advanced <strong>0.57%<\/strong> to <strong>$254.12<\/strong> by mid-afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 73.96 (0.1575%) points today, Tuesday, March 17th, 2026, reaching 47,020.37. 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