{"id":61949,"date":"2026-05-14T16:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-smashes-50000-barrier-amid-cooling-inflation-data\/61949\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:09:27","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-smashes-50000-barrier-amid-cooling-inflation-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-smashes-50000-barrier-amid-cooling-inflation-data\/61949\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Smashes 50,000 Barrier Amid Cooling Inflation Data"},"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>370.26 (0.74%)<\/strong> points today, closing at a historic <strong>50,063.46<\/strong>. This milestone marks the first time the index has closed above the <strong>50,000 level<\/strong>, a major psychological victory for investors. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> also rose <strong>348.00 (0.70%)<\/strong> to <strong>50,140.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market was a cooling <strong>Producer Price Index (PPI)<\/strong> report, which bolstered hopes that the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> might pause interest rate hikes. This economic data sparked a massive rally in industrial and tech components, allowing the index to overcome early-session hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> surged <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following a positive legal settlement update. Semiconductor leader <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> gained <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, while <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. Other strong performers included <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which added <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to close at <strong>$100.48<\/strong>, and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, climbing <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$399.64<\/strong>. These gains provided the essential momentum required to push the index into record territory.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest loser, falling <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> after a cautious outlook on enterprise cloud spending. Retailer <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> declined <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, while <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Other laggards included <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>, and <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong>, which shed <strong>1.27%<\/strong>. Despite these pullbacks in the software and retail sectors, the broader market sentiment remained bullish as the <strong>Dow<\/strong> held its ground above the new record threshold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 370.26 (0.74%) points today, closing at a historic 50,063.46. 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