{"id":62499,"date":"2026-05-29T11:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-surpasses-51000-milestone-amid-cooling-inflation-data\/62499\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:10:08","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-surpasses-51000-milestone-amid-cooling-inflation-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-surpasses-51000-milestone-amid-cooling-inflation-data\/62499\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Surpasses 51,000 Milestone 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>333.08 (+0.6574%)<\/strong> points today, Friday, May 29th, 2026, crossing the historic <strong>51,000<\/strong> threshold to reach <strong>51,002.05<\/strong>. This bullish momentum was mirrored in the <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>318.00 (+0.6267%)<\/strong> points at <strong>51,061.00<\/strong>. The narrative was the release of favorable <strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)<\/strong> price index data, indicating inflation is cooling faster than anticipated. This fueled investor optimism regarding a potential <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> pivot, leading to a broad rally across industrial and technology sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the surge was <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> at <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following a positive settlement update. Semiconductor giant <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> also contributed significantly, up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> at <strong>$225.00<\/strong>, continuing its dominance in the AI hardware sector. Other notable performers included <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> at <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, and <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> at <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> was also up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> at <strong>$399.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, several blue-chips faced headwinds. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest detractor, down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> at <strong>$213.40<\/strong> following a cautious enterprise spending outlook. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> also struggled, down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> at <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, due to concerns over high mortgage rates impacting demand. Other laggards included <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> at <strong>$168.45<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.36%<\/strong> at <strong>$307.61<\/strong>. <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> rounded out the bottom performers, down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> at <strong>$310.29<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 333.08 (+0.6574%) points today, Friday, May 29th, 2026, crossing the historic 51,000 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