{"id":63687,"date":"2026-06-24T14:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-industrial-strength-and-tech-resilience\/63687\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:09:24","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-industrial-strength-and-tech-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-on-industrial-strength-and-tech-resilience\/63687\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Gains on Industrial Strength and Tech Resilience"},"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>162.07 (0.31%)<\/strong> points today, reaching <strong>51,828.91<\/strong> as investors analyzed fresh economic data during the Wednesday session. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> also signaled positive sentiment, trading up <strong>122.00 (0.23%)<\/strong> points at <strong>52,204.00<\/strong>. The main narrative driving the market was a <strong>better-than-expected Durable Goods report<\/strong>, suggesting industrial resilience despite high interest rates. This provided a necessary tailwind for cyclical stocks, offsetting pressure in the retail and software sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the index, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following a favorable legal update that improved investor confidence. Tech giant <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, buoyed by renewed enterprise chip demand. Healthcare staple <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, while <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> saw gains of <strong>1.33%<\/strong> and <strong>1.00%<\/strong> respectively, as defensive positioning remained a key strategy for institutional traders.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> after a cautious consulting outlook. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong> on persistent housing market concerns. Other laggards included <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>. Financials <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> also weighed on the index, as they were down <strong>1.12%<\/strong> and <strong>1.27%<\/strong> respectively, reflecting cautious consumer credit expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 162.07 (0.31%) points today, reaching 51,828.91 as investors analyzed fresh economic data 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