{"id":61251,"date":"2026-04-24T14:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-persistent-inflation-data-offsets-tech-gains\/61251\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:09:27","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-persistent-inflation-data-offsets-tech-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-persistent-inflation-data-offsets-tech-gains\/61251\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Persistent Inflation Data Offsets Tech Gains"},"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>118.93 (-0.24%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>49,191.39<\/strong>. Market sentiment was dampened by the release of the <strong>March Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index<\/strong>, which revealed that <strong>inflation<\/strong> remains stubbornly above the <strong>Federal Reserve&#39;s<\/strong> target. This economic data served as the main narrative, suggesting that <strong>interest rates<\/strong> may remain elevated for longer than investors had previously hoped. Consequently, <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>138.00 (-0.28%)<\/strong> points today as the market recalibrated expectations for monetary easing.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the macro-economic drag, the technology sector showed remarkable strength. <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>4.99%<\/strong> to <strong>$209.52<\/strong>, driven by continued optimism surrounding <strong>AI infrastructure<\/strong> spending and semiconductor demand. <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$263.03<\/strong>, while <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$419.64<\/strong>. Defensive plays like <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> also gained, as the stock was up <strong>2.26%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.99<\/strong>, providing some stability to the index. Additionally, <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.47%<\/strong> to <strong>$175.68<\/strong> as enterprise software demand remained robust.<\/p>\n<p>On the losing side, healthcare and energy stocks bore the brunt of the sell-off following the inflation report. <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.30%<\/strong> to <strong>$112.00<\/strong>, and <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.92%<\/strong> to <strong>$183.97<\/strong>. Retail and consumer tech also underperformed; <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.43%<\/strong> to <strong>$130.18<\/strong>, and <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.24%<\/strong> to <strong>$270.04<\/strong>. The financial sector saw similar declines, with <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.11%<\/strong> to <strong>$314.98<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.02%<\/strong> to <strong>$308.52<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 118.93 (-0.24%) points today, currently trading at 49,191.39. 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