{"id":61494,"date":"2026-05-01T11:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-tech-earnings-and-jobs-data-fuel-optimism\/61494\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:09:39","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-tech-earnings-and-jobs-data-fuel-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-tech-earnings-and-jobs-data-fuel-optimism\/61494\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Gains as Tech Earnings and Jobs Data Fuel Optimism"},"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 up <strong>105.16 (+0.21%)<\/strong> points today, reaching <strong>49,757.30<\/strong>. This gain reflects a resilient market on <strong>Friday, May 1st, 2026<\/strong>, as investors digest corporate earnings. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> were up <strong>96.00 (+0.19%)<\/strong> points to <strong>49,931.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative was the <strong>April Non-Farm Payrolls report<\/strong>, which showed steady job growth and cooling wage inflation, providing a &quot;Goldilocks&quot; backdrop for blue-chip equities.<\/p>\n<p>The key driver for today&#39;s momentum was the impact of strong quarterly results from <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong>. <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> saw its stock price climb <strong>4.06%<\/strong> to <strong>$282.69<\/strong> after announcing a massive share buyback program. Similarly, <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> led the index, as it was up <strong>4.10%<\/strong> to <strong>$113.78<\/strong> following a breakthrough in its oncology pipeline. These gains helped offset concerns regarding the <strong>Federal Reserve&#39;s<\/strong> interest rate trajectory and potential economic softening.<\/p>\n<p>Other gainers included <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>2.08%<\/strong> to <strong>$270.90<\/strong>, and <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>2.05%<\/strong> to <strong>$180.29<\/strong>. On the downside, <strong>Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest laggard, as it was down <strong>4.79%<\/strong> to <strong>$329.46<\/strong> following a clinical trial update. <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> was also down <strong>0.74%<\/strong> to <strong>$191.50<\/strong>, pressured by a retreat in crude oil prices. Despite these losses, the <strong>Dow<\/strong> remained positive, supported by <strong>Travelers (<a href=\"\/stock\/TRV\">TRV<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.49%<\/strong>, and <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.16%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 105.16 (+0.21%) points today, reaching 49,757.30. 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