{"id":60155,"date":"2026-03-25T07:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-software-sell-off-offsets-industrial-strength\/60155\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:09:31","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-software-sell-off-offsets-industrial-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-software-sell-off-offsets-industrial-strength\/60155\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Dips as Software Sell-off Offsets Industrial Strength"},"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>84.41 (-0.18%)<\/strong> points today, at <strong>46,124.06<\/strong>. Despite the slight dip in the main index, <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> showed significant resilience, trading up <strong>393.00 (0.85%)<\/strong> points at <strong>46,808.00<\/strong>. The narrative driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/live\/stock-market-today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Stock Market Today\">market today<\/a> is a sharp <strong>sector rotation<\/strong> triggered by mixed earnings outlooks in the enterprise software space. Investors are pivoting away from high-multiple tech stocks following cautious guidance from cloud leaders, opting instead for <strong>industrial giants<\/strong> and <strong>networking infrastructure<\/strong> providers that stand to benefit from ongoing domestic manufacturing expansions.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge on the upside, <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.44%<\/strong> to <strong>$80.86<\/strong>, as demand for networking hardware remains robust. Close behind, <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.19%<\/strong> at <strong>$716.63<\/strong>, buoyed by positive sentiment regarding global infrastructure spending. Consumer and retail sectors also saw gains, with <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$53.49<\/strong> and <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.76%<\/strong> at <strong>$122.05<\/strong>. Financial heavyweights joined the rally as <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.67%<\/strong> and <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.56%<\/strong>, reflecting a healthy appetite for value-oriented sectors amidst the tech-led volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the software and cloud segments faced heavy selling pressure. <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>5.73%<\/strong> to <strong>$183.02<\/strong>, serving as the primary anchor on the price-weighted index today. The bearish sentiment extended to other tech titans, with <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.56%<\/strong> at <strong>$240.59<\/strong> and <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.17%<\/strong> to <strong>$372.74<\/strong>. Even entertainment giant <strong>Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong> struggled, as it was down <strong>1.18%<\/strong> at <strong>$96.39<\/strong>. This divergence between <strong>industrial strength<\/strong> and <strong>software weakness<\/strong> highlights a cautious approach by traders as they re-evaluate growth projections for the remainder of the fiscal year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 84.41 (-0.18%) points today, at 46,124.06. 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