{"id":61354,"date":"2026-04-28T07:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-nvidia-and-tech-momentum-offset-consumer-weakness\/61354\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:09:21","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-nvidia-and-tech-momentum-offset-consumer-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-nvidia-and-tech-momentum-offset-consumer-weakness\/61354\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Gains as Nvidia and Tech Momentum Offset Consumer Weakness"},"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<\/strong> exhibited mixed performance today as a powerful rally in the technology sector battled broader weakness in consumer staples and retail. <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was up <strong>130.00 (0.26%)<\/strong> points today, fueled primarily by a surge in <strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure demand<\/strong>. This narrative dominated the session, as investors rotated capital into high-growth semiconductor and software names ahead of key economic data releases later this week, effectively offsetting concerns regarding persistent inflation and its impact on household spending and consumer sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the market&#39;s upward trajectory was <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which climbed <strong>5.03%<\/strong> to <strong>$216.61<\/strong> as the primary beneficiary of the ongoing AI boom. Financial and defensive tech stocks also provided support; <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>1.69%<\/strong> to <strong>$318.84<\/strong>, while <strong>Verizon (<a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> gained <strong>1.66%<\/strong> and <strong>1.45%<\/strong> respectively to reach <strong>$180.18<\/strong>. <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> also performed well, increasing <strong>1.20%<\/strong> to <strong>$937.81<\/strong>, reflecting a robust environment for investment banking and capital markets activity.<\/p>\n<p>However, the gains were capped by significant losses in the consumer and healthcare sectors. <strong>McDonald&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest loser, falling <strong>2.46%<\/strong> to <strong>$290.21<\/strong> following disappointing guidance on global comparable sales. Retail giant <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> slipped <strong>1.79%<\/strong>, and <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>1.47%<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.43%<\/strong>, and <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong>, which lost <strong>1.18%<\/strong> to <strong>$267.61<\/strong>. This divergence underscores a bifurcated market where <strong>AI-driven growth<\/strong> remains the dominant theme while traditional retail and healthcare face mounting valuation pressures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average exhibited mixed performance today as a powerful rally in the technology sector battled broader weakness 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