{"id":61411,"date":"2026-04-29T12:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-industrial-weakness-offsets-visas-earnings-surge\/61411\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:09:20","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-industrial-weakness-offsets-visas-earnings-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-industrial-weakness-offsets-visas-earnings-surge\/61411\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Industrial Weakness Offsets Visa\u2019s Earnings Surge"},"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>312.61 (-0.6361%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>48,829.32<\/strong>. This downward trend was reflected in the broader sentiment as <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>389.00 (-0.7891%)<\/strong> points. The primary narrative driving the market was a bifurcated <strong>Q1 earnings season<\/strong>, where exceptional growth in the financial services sector was overshadowed by mounting concerns regarding <strong>industrial production costs<\/strong> and <strong>aerospace supply chain<\/strong> stability. Investors are weighing resilient consumer spending against persistent inflationary pressures in heavy manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers, <strong>Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>8.76%<\/strong> to <strong>$336.77<\/strong> following a significant earnings beat and optimistic forward guidance. Other tech-heavy components provided some cushion to the index, with <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.88%<\/strong> to <strong>$88.49<\/strong> and <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.76%<\/strong> to <strong>$264.34<\/strong>. Energy giant <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> also gained <strong>1.31%<\/strong>, while defensive stocks like <strong>Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> saw modest increases of <strong>0.34%<\/strong> and <strong>0.18%<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the industrial sector faced heavy selling pressure. <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.45%<\/strong> to <strong>$222.86<\/strong>, leading the losers as regulatory scrutiny continues to impact delivery timelines. The housing and retail sectors also struggled, with <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>2.73%<\/strong> to <strong>$320.16<\/strong> and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>2.28%<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included <strong>Travelers (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>2.62%<\/strong>, and <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.08%<\/strong> to <strong>$907.35<\/strong>, reflecting a broader rotation out of investment banking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 312.61 (-0.6361%) points today, currently trading at 48,829.32. 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