{"id":61896,"date":"2026-05-13T12:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-sticky-inflation-data-weighs-on-market-sentiment\/61896\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:09:33","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-sticky-inflation-data-weighs-on-market-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-sticky-inflation-data-weighs-on-market-sentiment\/61896\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Sticky Inflation Data Weighs on Market 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 (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>217.09 (-0.4363%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>49,543.47<\/strong>. Meanwhile, <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down <strong>221.00 (-0.4432%)<\/strong> points to <strong>49,648.00<\/strong>. The dominant narrative steering the market was the release of <strong>April\u2019s Consumer Price Index (CPI)<\/strong>, which showed that <strong>inflation<\/strong> remains stickier than anticipated. This hotter-than-expected economic data led to a surge in <strong>Treasury yields<\/strong>, as investors recalibrated expectations for a <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> rate pivot in the latter half of <strong>2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers was <strong>3M Company (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> amid optimism regarding its latest corporate restructuring efforts. <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> continued its momentum, rising <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, while healthcare giant <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. Other resilient stocks included <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which gained <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>, and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$399.64<\/strong>, providing a much-needed defensive cushion for the price-weighted index.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the tech and consumer sectors faced significant pressure. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest laggard, falling <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> following a cautious analyst note on legacy hardware demand. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, as the prospect of sustained high interest rates weighed on home improvement sentiment. <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.36%<\/strong> to <strong>$307.61<\/strong>. Financial giant <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> also slipped, down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> to <strong>$310.29<\/strong> as trading continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 217.09 (-0.4363%) points today, currently trading at 49,543.47. 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