{"id":62057,"date":"2026-05-18T07:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-inflationary-fears-pressure-growth-stocks\/62057\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T07:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:09:33","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-inflationary-fears-pressure-growth-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-inflationary-fears-pressure-growth-stocks\/62057\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Inflationary Fears Pressure Growth Stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average<\/strong> faced significant headwinds during Monday's session, as Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down 346.00 (-0.6973%)<\/strong> points today, reaching a level of 49,271.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market's downward trajectory was a sharper-than-expected rise in inflationary expectations<\/strong>, which triggered a broad sell-off in growth-sensitive sectors. This economic data intensified fears that the Federal Reserve<\/strong> may maintain restrictive interest rates longer than previously anticipated, weighing on investor sentiment across the New York Stock Exchange<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Despite the broader retreat, 3M (MMM<\/a>) emerged as a top performer, as it was up 3.70%<\/strong> to $148.62<\/strong> today following positive manufacturing efficiency reports. Tech giant Nvidia (NVDA<\/a>) also defied the trend, rising 1.77%<\/strong> to $225.005<\/strong>, while healthcare staple Johnson & Johnson (JNJ<\/a>) was up 1.61%<\/strong> to $227.63<\/strong>. Other stocks showing strength included Cisco Systems (CSCO<\/a>), which gained 1.33%<\/strong> to $100.48<\/strong>, and UnitedHealth Group (UNH<\/a>), which was up 1.00%<\/strong> at $399.64<\/strong> as investors sought refuge in defensive assets.<\/p>\n

Conversely, the technology and retail sectors bore the brunt of the day's selling pressure. IBM (IBM<\/a>) led the decliners, as it was down 2.42%<\/strong> to $213.40<\/strong>, while Home Depot (HD<\/a>) fell 2.14%<\/strong> to $303.8475<\/strong> on concerns regarding the impact of high mortgage rates on consumer spending. Salesforce (CRM<\/a>) was down 1.64%<\/strong> to $168.45<\/strong>, and Sherwin-Williams (SHW<\/a>) dropped 1.36%<\/strong> to $307.61<\/strong>. Financial stocks also struggled, with American Express (AXP<\/a>) down 1.27%<\/strong> and JPMorgan Chase (JPM<\/a>) down 1.12%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The key driver remains the 10-year Treasury yield<\/strong>, which spiked in response to the morning's economic data, creating a difficult environment for high-multiple stocks. As the session progresses, the market remains focused on the Federal Reserve's<\/strong> next move, with Caterpillar (CAT<\/a>) down 1.22%<\/strong> and Microsoft (MSFT<\/a>) down 0.95%<\/strong> at $403.87<\/strong>. This rotation reflects a cautious approach by traders as they recalibrate their portfolios for a potentially more aggressive monetary policy<\/strong> stance throughout May 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Dow Jones Industrial Average faced significant headwinds during Monday's session, as Dow Futures (YM=F) was down 346.00 (-0.6973%) points […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"rank_math_schema_Article":[],"rank_math_focus_keyword":[],"rank_math_description":[],"financial_data_references":[],"stock_symbols_mentioned":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[17736],"tags":[33,174,293,633,1773,3878,4223,4350,4380,17304],"class_list":["post-62057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-snippets-dow-jones","tag-msft","tag-jpm","tag-ibm","tag-nvda","tag-mmm","tag-hd","tag-inflation","tag-dow-jones","tag-stock-market","tag-17304"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}