{"id":61553,"date":"2026-05-04T07:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-faces-pressure-amid-soft-manufacturing-data-despite-tech-resilience\/61553\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:09:31","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-faces-pressure-amid-soft-manufacturing-data-despite-tech-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-faces-pressure-amid-soft-manufacturing-data-despite-tech-resilience\/61553\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Faces Pressure Amid Soft Manufacturing Data Despite Tech Resilience"},"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> faced downward pressure during Monday&#39;s session, as <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down <strong>205.00 (-0.41%)<\/strong> points to <strong>49,441.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market is a cautious reaction to <strong>weaker-than-expected manufacturing data<\/strong> released this morning, which signaled a cooling in industrial expansion. This economic data overshadowed recent optimism, causing a broad-based retreat across cyclical sectors. Investors are now closely monitoring whether this slowdown will influence upcoming <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> interest rate decisions scheduled for later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the index decline, the technology sector showed resilience. Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) led the gainers, as it was up <strong>4.04%<\/strong> to <strong>$183.82<\/strong> following positive sentiment regarding its <strong>AI-integrated software<\/strong>. Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) was up <strong>3.21%<\/strong> to <strong>$280.14<\/strong>, buoyed by reports of strong global demand. Other tech-heavy gainers included Merck &amp; Co. (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>), which was up <strong>2.72%<\/strong> at <strong>$112.16<\/strong>, and Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>), which was up <strong>1.34%<\/strong> to <strong>$414.44<\/strong>, while Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>) was up <strong>0.94%<\/strong> to <strong>$268.26<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the losing side, healthcare and consumer stocks dragged the average lower. Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>) was the session&#39;s biggest loser, as it was down <strong>4.82%<\/strong> to <strong>$329.82<\/strong> following a clinical trial setback. 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) was down <strong>2.69%<\/strong> to <strong>$142.50<\/strong>, and McDonald&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>) was down <strong>2.05%<\/strong> to <strong>$286.64<\/strong>. Additional pressure came from Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.39%<\/strong> to <strong>$190.63<\/strong>, and Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.38%<\/strong> to <strong>$323.88<\/strong>, as high borrowing costs continue to impact consumer spending and demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average faced downward pressure during Monday&#39;s session, as Dow Futures (YM=F) was down 205.00 (-0.41%) points 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