{"id":60138,"date":"2026-03-24T17:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-sell-off-offsets-industrial-gains-3\/60138\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:09:27","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-sell-off-offsets-industrial-gains-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-sell-off-offsets-industrial-gains-3\/60138\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Tech Sell-Off Offsets Industrial Gains"},"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>84.41 (-0.18%)<\/strong> points today, closing at <strong>46,124.06<\/strong>. Despite a positive start reflected in <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong>, which rose <strong>197.00 (0.42%)<\/strong>, the blue-chip index struggled to maintain momentum throughout the session. The primary narrative driving the market on this <strong>Tuesday, March 24th, 2026<\/strong>, was a pronounced <strong>sector rotation<\/strong> away from high-valuation technology firms toward cyclical and industrial sectors. Investors appeared to be locking in profits from recent software gains, shifting capital into &quot;old economy&quot; stocks that benefit from sustained infrastructure spending and consumer resilience.<\/p>\n<p>The downward pressure was heavily concentrated in the software and cloud computing sectors. Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) led the decline, plunging <strong>5.73%<\/strong> to <strong>$184.12<\/strong>, followed by significant losses from IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>), which dropped <strong>2.79%<\/strong> to <strong>$241.45<\/strong>. Heavyweights like Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) fell <strong>2.48%<\/strong> to <strong>$373.47<\/strong>, and Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>) slipped <strong>1.19%<\/strong> to <strong>$207.66<\/strong>. This tech-led retreat overshadowed broader market stability, as concerns regarding peak valuation in AI-adjacent services weighed on sentiment, even as Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) remained nearly flat with a marginal <strong>0.02%<\/strong> dip.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the industrial and retail sectors provided a critical buffer. Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>) emerged as the top performer, surging <strong>2.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$719.15<\/strong> on optimism surrounding global construction demand. Networking giant Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) followed, gaining <strong>2.16%<\/strong> to <strong>$80.50<\/strong>. Consumer giants also showed strength, with Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>) rising <strong>1.69%<\/strong> to <strong>$53.58<\/strong> and Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>) climbing <strong>1.44%<\/strong> to <strong>$122.44<\/strong>. Financial and healthcare sectors also provided support, with JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) rising <strong>1.08%<\/strong> to <strong>$293.07<\/strong> and UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) gaining <strong>0.82%<\/strong> to <strong>$271.73<\/strong>. These gains were ultimately insufficient to pull the index into positive territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 84.41 (-0.18%) points today, closing at 46,124.06. 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