{"id":60967,"date":"2026-04-16T09:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-sector-surge-lifts-dow-jones-futures-amid-industrial-slump\/60967\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:09:11","slug":"dowjonestodaytech-sector-surge-lifts-dow-jones-futures-amid-industrial-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-sector-surge-lifts-dow-jones-futures-amid-industrial-slump\/60967\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Tech Sector Surge Lifts Dow Jones Futures Amid Industrial Slump"},"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<\/strong> futures (YM=F) was up <strong>122.00 (0.25%)<\/strong> points today, reaching <strong>48,791.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market is a powerful rally in the <strong>technology sector<\/strong>, specifically fueled by <strong>enterprise software<\/strong> and <strong>artificial intelligence<\/strong> optimism. This bullish momentum follows strong sector-wide guidance that has successfully offset broader concerns regarding <strong>inflationary pressures<\/strong> and slowing <strong>global manufacturing<\/strong> activity.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the index&#39;s gains, Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) was up <strong>5.82%<\/strong> at <strong>$411.22<\/strong>, followed closely by Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which was up <strong>4.78%<\/strong> to <strong>$177.60<\/strong>. Consumer giant Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>) also performed strongly, as it was up <strong>3.44%<\/strong> at <strong>$45.44<\/strong>. Other notable tech-heavyweights contributed to the upward trajectory, with Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) up <strong>3.12%<\/strong> at <strong>$266.43<\/strong> and IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) up <strong>2.66%<\/strong> at <strong>$244.80<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tech-led gains, the <strong>industrial<\/strong> and <strong>financial<\/strong> sectors faced significant selling pressure. Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>) was down <strong>2.99%<\/strong> at <strong>$770.17<\/strong>, acting as the day&#39;s heaviest drag on the index. Healthcare and banking stocks also struggled, with Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>) down <strong>1.84%<\/strong> at <strong>$117.90<\/strong> and JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) down <strong>1.53%<\/strong> at <strong>$305.93<\/strong>. Energy major Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) was down <strong>1.31%<\/strong> at <strong>$184.91<\/strong>, while telecommunications firm Verizon (<a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a>) was down <strong>1.03%<\/strong> at <strong>$45.03<\/strong>, reflecting a clear rotation out of <strong>cyclical stocks<\/strong> and into <strong>growth-oriented technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) was up 122.00 (0.25%) points today, reaching 48,791.00. 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