{"id":59946,"date":"2026-03-19T07:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-consumer-sentiment-data-triggers-retail-sector-sell-off\/59946\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:09:34","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-consumer-sentiment-data-triggers-retail-sector-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-consumer-sentiment-data-triggers-retail-sector-sell-off\/59946\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Consumer Sentiment Data Triggers Retail Sector Sell-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (<strong>^DJI<\/strong>) was down <strong>768.11 (-1.63%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>46,225.15<\/strong>. This sharp decline reflects a broad-based sell-off as investors react to mounting pressures in the retail sector. While Dow Futures (<strong>YM=F<\/strong>) showed a smaller decline of <strong>69.00 (-0.15%)<\/strong> points, the cash market faced significant headwinds throughout the morning. The main narrative driving the market is a disappointing consumer sentiment report released earlier today, which suggests that persistent inflation is finally impacting household spending power across the United States economy.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the losers, Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) was down <strong>3.20%<\/strong> to <strong>$330.93<\/strong>, followed by Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), which was down <strong>3.17%<\/strong>. Consumer giants Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>) was down <strong>3.16%<\/strong>, while Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>) and McDonald&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>) both was down <strong>3.10%<\/strong>. Even the tech sector couldn&#39;t escape the rout, as Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) was down <strong>1.93%<\/strong> and Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) was down <strong>1.67%<\/strong>. Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) also traded lower, down <strong>0.92%<\/strong> to <strong>$180.40<\/strong> per share as growth concerns weighed on the broader indices.<\/p>\n<p>On the positive side, Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) was up <strong>0.50%<\/strong> to <strong>$198.61<\/strong>, and JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) was up <strong>0.11%<\/strong> at <strong>$287.74<\/strong> per share. However, these gains were overshadowed by losses in Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>), down <strong>3.03%<\/strong>, and 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>), down <strong>2.95%<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>) down <strong>2.48%<\/strong> and Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>) down <strong>2.34%<\/strong>. Investors remain cautious as the index tests key support levels amid this sudden spike in market volatility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 768.11 (-1.63%) points today, currently trading at 46,225.15. 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