{"id":60325,"date":"2026-03-30T07:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-plummets-amid-surging-yields-and-tech-sell-off\/60325\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:09:45","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-plummets-amid-surging-yields-and-tech-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-plummets-amid-surging-yields-and-tech-sell-off\/60325\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Plummets Amid Surging Yields and Tech Sell-Off"},"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> faced significant downward pressure on <strong>Monday, March 30, 2026<\/strong>, as the index <strong>was down 793.46 (-1.7264%) points today<\/strong> to reach <strong>45,166.64<\/strong>. This sharp decline was primarily triggered by <strong>surging 10-year Treasury yields<\/strong> following a hawkish policy stance from the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong>, which dampened investor appetite for high-growth equities. While the spot index struggled throughout the session, <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F) was up 209.00 (0.4601%) points today<\/strong>, suggesting some stabilization in after-hours sentiment despite the heavy selling during the main trading hours.<\/p>\n<p>The primary narrative driving the market was a rotation out of <strong>technology<\/strong> sectors into <strong>defensive value stocks<\/strong>. Large-cap tech leaders faced the brunt of the liquidation; <strong>Amazon<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>) <strong>was down 4.39%<\/strong>, while <strong>Salesforce<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) <strong>was down 3.77%<\/strong>. Other tech giants like <strong>Nvidia<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) <strong>was down 2.71%<\/strong> and <strong>Microsoft<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) <strong>was down 2.68%<\/strong>. The financial sector also felt the sting of rising rates and recessionary fears, with <strong>Visa<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>) <strong>was down 3.55%<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) <strong>was down 3.11%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, a few <strong>defensive and energy<\/strong> stocks managed to stay in the green. <strong>Chevron<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) <strong>was up 1.88%<\/strong> as oil prices climbed, while consumer staples like <strong>Coca-Cola<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>) <strong>was up 1.35%<\/strong> and <strong>Walmart<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>) <strong>was up 0.35%<\/strong>. Healthcare also provided some safety, with <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>) <strong>was up 0.51%<\/strong> and <strong>Merck<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>) <strong>was up 0.29%<\/strong>. These gains were insufficient to offset the heavy losses in <strong>UnitedHealth<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>), which <strong>was down 3.93%<\/strong>, and <strong>Cisco<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>), which <strong>was down 3.20%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) faced significant downward pressure on Monday, March 30, 2026, as the index was down 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