{"id":60220,"date":"2026-03-26T16:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-inflation-fears-and-tech-volatility-weigh-on-markets\/60220\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:09:34","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-inflation-fears-and-tech-volatility-weigh-on-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-inflation-fears-and-tech-volatility-weigh-on-markets\/60220\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Inflation Fears and Tech Volatility Weigh on Markets"},"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 (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>469.38 (-1.01%)<\/strong> points today, closing at <strong>45,960.11<\/strong>. This sharp decline was mirrored in the <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong>, which fell <strong>491.00 (-1.05%)<\/strong> points. The primary narrative driving the sell-off was a renewed concern over <strong>persistent inflation<\/strong> following the release of <strong>stronger-than-expected GDP growth figures<\/strong> and <strong>weekly jobless claims<\/strong> that remained historically low. This economic data suggested the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> might maintain a <strong>restrictive monetary policy<\/strong> longer than anticipated, weighing heavily on <strong>semiconductors<\/strong> and <strong>industrial giants<\/strong> as <strong>Treasury yields<\/strong> surged.<\/p>\n<p>The key driver of the day&#39;s downward momentum was <strong>technology sector volatility<\/strong>, specifically led by a significant retreat in AI-related stocks. Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) was the session&#39;s biggest laggard, tumbling <strong>3.54%<\/strong> to close at <strong>$172.10<\/strong>. This downward pressure spread across other tech heavyweights, including Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>), which shed <strong>1.23%<\/strong>, and Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>), which dropped <strong>1.67%<\/strong>. Investors appeared to be rotating out of growth stocks as <strong>rising interest rate expectations<\/strong> impacted valuations, though Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) bucked the trend slightly, gaining <strong>0.63%<\/strong> to finish at <strong>$254.26<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the broad market decline, a few defensive components managed to post gains. Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) led the gainers with a <strong>1.61%<\/strong> increase to <strong>$184.94<\/strong>, followed by Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>), which rose <strong>1.45%<\/strong> to <strong>$208.13<\/strong>, and Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>), which climbed <strong>1.02%<\/strong>. Conversely, the index was dragged down by Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>), falling <strong>2.16%<\/strong>, and Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>), which dropped <strong>2.07%<\/strong> to <strong>$824.24<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>), down <strong>2.05%<\/strong>, and 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>), which lost <strong>2.01%<\/strong> to close at <strong>$145.19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 469.38 (-1.01%) points today, closing at 45,960.11. 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