{"id":60244,"date":"2026-03-27T09:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodayinflation-concerns-weigh-on-dow-jones-during-friday-session\/60244\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:09:32","slug":"dowjonestodayinflation-concerns-weigh-on-dow-jones-during-friday-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodayinflation-concerns-weigh-on-dow-jones-during-friday-session\/60244\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Inflation Concerns Weigh on Dow Jones During Friday Session"},"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 (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>469.38 (-1.01%)<\/strong> points today, as the market grappled with a <strong>higher-than-expected PCE inflation report<\/strong>. This key economic indicator has sparked renewed concerns that the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> may maintain <strong>restrictive monetary policy<\/strong> for longer than previously anticipated, dampening investor appetite for risk. The narrative today is centered on <strong>sticky inflation<\/strong> and rising <strong>Treasury yields<\/strong>, which have put significant pressure on high-valuation growth stocks across the board. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> mirrored this cautious sentiment, as they were down <strong>219.00 (-0.47%)<\/strong> points today.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the few gainers in the index, <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.89%<\/strong> today, benefiting from strong enterprise demand for its <strong>cloud-based AI tools<\/strong>. <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.24%<\/strong> today as energy prices remained firm, while <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>0.90%<\/strong> today, showing relative strength in a volatile environment. Other stocks in the green included <strong>Verizon (<a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>0.75%<\/strong>, and <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>0.42%<\/strong> today. <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> also edged higher, as it was up <strong>0.40%<\/strong> today.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.59%<\/strong> today, marking the steepest decline in the index as profit-taking hit the semiconductor space. <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.74%<\/strong> today, followed by <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.24%<\/strong> today. Industrial giant <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.95%<\/strong> today, while <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.90%<\/strong> today. Other notable laggards included <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.73%<\/strong>, and <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.51%<\/strong> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 469.38 (-1.01%) points today, as the market grappled with a higher-than-expected PCE 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