{"id":60346,"date":"2026-03-30T14:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-tech-strength-and-consumer-resilience\/60346\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:09:24","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-tech-strength-and-consumer-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-tech-strength-and-consumer-resilience\/60346\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Gains on Tech Strength and Consumer Resilience"},"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 up <strong>134.65 (+0.30%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>45,301.29<\/strong>, as the market showed resilience amid shifting sector dynamics. <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> also reflected this positive momentum, as they were up <strong>129.00 (+0.28%)<\/strong> points to <strong>45,553.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving today&#39;s session is the continued strength in enterprise software and financial services, which successfully offset concerns regarding industrial manufacturing and networking hardware demand.<\/p>\n<p>The day&#39;s key driver was a surge in cloud-based optimism, significantly boosting Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which was up <strong>2.60%<\/strong> at <strong>$183.85<\/strong>. This rally was supported by robust consumer credit data, propelling American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>) up <strong>2.37%<\/strong> to <strong>$298.90<\/strong>. Additionally, Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>) saw a gain of <strong>2.05%<\/strong> to <strong>$94.31<\/strong>, benefiting from positive sentiment in the media sector. These gains helped the blue-chip index maintain its upward trajectory despite broader volatility in other sectors.<\/p>\n<p>On the losing side, Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>) was down <strong>3.67%<\/strong> to <strong>$669.24<\/strong>, as investors reacted to cooling global construction demand. Similarly, Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) was down <strong>3.12%<\/strong> to <strong>$77.39<\/strong> following a cautious outlook on enterprise networking spend. Other notable laggards included Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.24%<\/strong> to <strong>$118.15<\/strong>, and Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>), which was down <strong>0.79%<\/strong> to <strong>$166.09<\/strong>, as some capital rotated into defensive consumer staples like Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>), which was up <strong>1.30%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 134.65 (+0.30%) points today, currently trading at 45,301.29, as the market showed 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