{"id":61806,"date":"2026-05-11T09:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-divergence-and-consumer-caution-weigh-on-sentiment\/61806\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:09:23","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-divergence-and-consumer-caution-weigh-on-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-tech-divergence-and-consumer-caution-weigh-on-sentiment\/61806\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Tech Divergence and Consumer Caution Weigh on Sentiment"},"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> was down <strong>74.00 (-0.15%)<\/strong> points today, with <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> trading at <strong>49,617.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market is a sharp divergence between <strong>networking infrastructure<\/strong> demand and a slowdown in <strong>enterprise software<\/strong> and <strong>discretionary consumer spending<\/strong>. While optimism surrounding <strong>next-generation connectivity<\/strong> boosted specific tech hardware names, broader market sentiment remained pressured by cautious guidance from major service and retail giants ahead of tomorrow&#39;s <strong>Consumer Price Index (CPI)<\/strong> release.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the blue-chip index, Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) surged <strong>4.97%<\/strong> to <strong>$96.57<\/strong> following reports of massive <strong>AI-driven infrastructure<\/strong> contracts. Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>) also provided significant support, rising <strong>3.17%<\/strong> to <strong>$237.36<\/strong> on news of a major international order. Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) gained <strong>2.60%<\/strong> to <strong>$379.98<\/strong>, while Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) rose <strong>2.23%<\/strong> to <strong>$293.32<\/strong> as investors rotated into <strong>hardware-centric technology<\/strong> stocks. Additionally, Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) climbed <strong>1.66%<\/strong> to <strong>$215.20<\/strong>, and Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>) added <strong>1.15%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$936.48<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the downside, Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) was the biggest laggard, falling <strong>2.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$181.82<\/strong> amid concerns over <strong>cloud spending<\/strong> deceleration. Consumer-facing stocks also struggled, with McDonald&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>) dropping <strong>2.54%<\/strong> to <strong>$275.75<\/strong> and Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) sliding <strong>1.45%<\/strong> to <strong>$317.45<\/strong>, reflecting anxieties over <strong>household budget<\/strong> tightening. Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>) also faced selling pressure, down <strong>1.35%<\/strong> to <strong>$415.12<\/strong>, while JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) fell <strong>1.34%<\/strong> to <strong>$302.10<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.06%<\/strong> to <strong>$316.82<\/strong>, as <strong>industrial demand<\/strong> forecasts were revised lower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 74.00 (-0.15%) points today, with Dow Futures (YM=F) trading at 49,617.00. 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