{"id":60475,"date":"2026-04-02T14:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-housing-sector-weakness-weighs-on-market-sentiment\/60475\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:10:29","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-housing-sector-weakness-weighs-on-market-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-housing-sector-weakness-weighs-on-market-sentiment\/60475\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Housing Sector Weakness Weighs on Market Sentiment"},"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 down <strong>182.19 (-0.39%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>46,383.55<\/strong>. The dominant narrative driving the market was a cooling <strong>housing market<\/strong>, triggered by fresh economic data showing a slump in new construction and infrastructure demand. This bearish sentiment was echoed in <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>239.00 (-0.51%)<\/strong> points to <strong>46,567.00<\/strong>. Analysts point to the <strong>Federal Reserve&#39;s<\/strong> sustained high-rate environment as the primary catalyst for the mounting pressure on consumer-facing equities and cyclical sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the retreat, <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>-2.89%<\/strong> to <strong>$316.11<\/strong>, while <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>-2.82%<\/strong> at <strong>$320.04<\/strong>. Global apparel giant <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>-2.13%<\/strong> to <strong>$43.68<\/strong>, and <strong>Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>-1.91%<\/strong> at <strong>$346.58<\/strong>. Industrial bellwether <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> also struggled, as it was down <strong>-1.60%<\/strong> to <strong>$718.35<\/strong>, reflecting growing concerns over slowing capital expenditures in the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>On the positive side, investors rotated into <strong>resilient<\/strong> defensive names. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.16%<\/strong> to <strong>$245.82<\/strong>, and <strong>Travelers (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.14%<\/strong> at <strong>$293.82<\/strong>. <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.04%<\/strong> to <strong>$276.72<\/strong>, while <strong>Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>0.92%<\/strong> at <strong>$301.21<\/strong>. Other gainers included <strong>Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>0.80%<\/strong> to <strong>$76.70<\/strong>, and <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>0.74%<\/strong> at <strong>$78.48<\/strong>, as the market sought stability in enterprise technology and staples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 182.19 (-0.39%) points today, currently trading at 46,383.55. 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