{"id":61569,"date":"2026-05-04T14:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-consumer-sentiment-weighs-on-retail-giants\/61569\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:09:23","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-consumer-sentiment-weighs-on-retail-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-consumer-sentiment-weighs-on-retail-giants\/61569\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Consumer Sentiment Weighs on Retail Giants"},"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>433.67 (-0.88%)<\/strong> points today, reaching a level of <strong>49,065.60<\/strong>. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> also declined significantly, as they were down <strong>481.00 (-0.97%)<\/strong> points today. The primary narrative driving the market lower on <strong>Monday, May 4th, 2026<\/strong>, centers on renewed <strong>consumer spending<\/strong> concerns. Investors are reacting to a shift in sentiment as high interest rates weigh on retail giants, overshadowing recent gains in the technology sector.<\/p>\n<p>Significant downward pressure came from the retail and healthcare sectors. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> led the losers, as it was down <strong>2.83%<\/strong> to <strong>$314.83<\/strong>. <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> also struggled, as it was down <strong>2.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$43.39<\/strong>, while <strong>Amgen (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMGN\">AMGN<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> both saw sharp declines, as each was down <strong>2.16%<\/strong>. Financial leader <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> also slipped, as it was down <strong>1.81%<\/strong> to <strong>$906.67<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, enterprise tech provided a necessary buffer. <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the top gainer, as it was up <strong>1.53%<\/strong> to <strong>$186.67<\/strong>. Both <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> showed relative strength, as they were up <strong>1.28%<\/strong> today. <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> rounded out the leaders, as it was up <strong>1.02%<\/strong> to <strong>$92.93<\/strong>. While these gains were notable, they were insufficient to offset the broader sell-off triggered by heightened macroeconomic uncertainty across the board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 433.67 (-0.88%) points today, reaching a level of 49,065.60. 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