{"id":61245,"date":"2026-04-24T11:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-on-sticky-inflation-data-nvidia-and-pg-defy-market-trend\/61245\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:09:28","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-on-sticky-inflation-data-nvidia-and-pg-defy-market-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-on-sticky-inflation-data-nvidia-and-pg-defy-market-trend\/61245\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Dips on Sticky Inflation Data; Nvidia and P&#038;G Defy Market Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Index (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>195.04 (-0.40%) points today<\/strong>, currently trading at <strong>49,115.28<\/strong>, while <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down <strong>162.00 (-0.33%) points<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market this Friday, April 24, 2026, is the release of the <strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)<\/strong> price index, which showed that <strong>inflationary pressures<\/strong> remain stubbornly high. This development has fueled speculation that the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> will maintain a <strong>restrictive monetary policy<\/strong> for a longer duration, dampening investor appetite for equities across several sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers, <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>3.30%<\/strong> to <strong>$205.82<\/strong> as the semiconductor leader continues to capitalize on sustained <strong>AI infrastructure demand<\/strong>. <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> surged <strong>3.12%<\/strong> to <strong>$150.29<\/strong>, acting as a <strong>defensive haven<\/strong> for traders rotating out of more volatile assets. <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> also outperformed the broader index, gaining <strong>1.79%<\/strong> and <strong>1.42%<\/strong> respectively. Additionally, <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>0.83%<\/strong> and <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>0.82%<\/strong> during the morning session.<\/p>\n<p>On the losing side, healthcare and energy stocks saw the most significant pressure. <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.98%<\/strong> to <strong>$112.32<\/strong>, while <strong>Honeywell (<a href=\"\/stock\/HON\">HON<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>1.48%<\/strong> to <strong>$211.39<\/strong>. <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.46%<\/strong> to <strong>$184.84<\/strong> as oil prices reacted to global growth concerns. <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> fell <strong>1.32%<\/strong>, and <strong>Walt Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.20%<\/strong>. Financial giants also struggled, with <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.14%<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> falling <strong>0.69%<\/strong> as the yield curve reacted to the inflation data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Index (^DJI) was down 195.04 (-0.40%) points today, currently trading at 49,115.28, while Dow Futures (YM=F) was 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