{"id":60178,"date":"2026-03-25T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-surges-as-manufacturing-strength-and-healthcare-gains-lift-blue-chip-index\/60178\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:09:21","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-surges-as-manufacturing-strength-and-healthcare-gains-lift-blue-chip-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-surges-as-manufacturing-strength-and-healthcare-gains-lift-blue-chip-index\/60178\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Surges as Manufacturing Strength and Healthcare Gains Lift Blue-Chip Index"},"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 up <strong>305.43 (0.66%)<\/strong> points today, Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, finishing the session at <strong>46,429.49<\/strong>. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> also climbed <strong>280.00 (0.60%)<\/strong> to reach <strong>46,695.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market was a <strong>surprise surge in durable goods orders<\/strong>, which signaled unexpected resilience in the <strong>US manufacturing sector<\/strong>. This robust economic data, combined with <strong>cooling inflation expectations<\/strong>, encouraged a broad-based rally as investors bet on a sustained &quot;soft landing&quot; for the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers, <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong> jumped <strong>2.51%<\/strong> to <strong>$321.66<\/strong>, benefiting directly from the positive industrial outlook. Healthcare stocks provided significant support to the index, as <strong>Merck &amp; Co. (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>2.40%<\/strong> to <strong>$119.14<\/strong> and <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> added <strong>2.11%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$240.23<\/strong>. High-growth technology and retail giants also performed well; <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> gained <strong>2.13%<\/strong> to <strong>$211.72<\/strong>, while <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> climbed <strong>2.05%<\/strong> to <strong>$178.82<\/strong>, and <strong>Honeywell (<a href=\"\/stock\/HON\">HON<\/a>)<\/strong> surged <strong>2.31%<\/strong> to <strong>$226.70<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the rally was not universal across all components. <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> was the day&#39;s biggest loser, falling <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$269.53<\/strong> due to <strong>increased medical cost projections<\/strong> that weighed on the managed care sector. Other notable laggards included <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which dropped <strong>0.85%<\/strong> to <strong>$181.58<\/strong>, and <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong>, which slipped <strong>0.84%<\/strong> to <strong>$53.06<\/strong>. Additionally, <strong>Verizon (<a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>The Travelers Companies (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>)<\/strong> saw declines of <strong>0.80%<\/strong> and <strong>0.75%<\/strong> respectively, as investors rotated capital away from defensive telecommunications and insurance toward more cyclical industrial opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 305.43 (0.66%) points today, Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, finishing the session at 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