{"id":63385,"date":"2026-06-18T12:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-offsets-enterprise-tech-slump\/63385\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:09:19","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-offsets-enterprise-tech-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-offsets-enterprise-tech-slump\/63385\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as Industrial Strength Offsets Enterprise Tech Slump"},"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 up <strong>128.15 (+0.25%) points today<\/strong>, reaching <strong>51,620.70<\/strong>, while <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was up <strong>157.00 (+0.30%) points<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market this <strong>Thursday, June 18th, 2026<\/strong>, is a stronger-than-anticipated <strong>Industrial Production report<\/strong>, which signaled robust health in the U.S. manufacturing core. This economic data provided a necessary boost to investor confidence, overshadowing lingering concerns regarding the <strong>Federal Reserve&#39;s<\/strong> long-term interest rate trajectory and cooling enterprise software demand.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the blue-chip index was 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>), which was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> as the company benefits from its recent operational pivot and increased industrial demand. Tech heavyweight Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) also showed significant strength, up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, continuing its dominance in the AI infrastructure space. Other top performers included healthcare giant Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>), up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>), up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>, and UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>), which was up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$399.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the gains were capped by a slump in the enterprise and consumer sectors. IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> following a cautious quarterly update on consulting margins. Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong> as high mortgage rates continue to pressure the home improvement market. Other notable decliners included Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.36%<\/strong> to <strong>$307.61<\/strong> as the broader construction outlook remains mixed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 128.15 (+0.25%) points today, reaching 51,620.70, while Dow Futures (YM=F) was up 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