{"id":63730,"date":"2026-06-25T09:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rallies-on-manufacturing-strength-and-tech-resilience\/63730\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:09:08","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rallies-on-manufacturing-strength-and-tech-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rallies-on-manufacturing-strength-and-tech-resilience\/63730\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rallies on Manufacturing 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<\/strong> was up <strong>124.00 (0.2372%)<\/strong> points today, Thursday, June 25th, 2026, as investors reacted to a stronger-than-expected <strong>manufacturing output report<\/strong> and stabilizing <strong>inflation expectations<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market is a &quot;soft landing&quot; scenario, where the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> successfully curbs price growth without triggering a recession. This optimism provided a lift to industrial giants and high-growth technology firms, offsetting concerns regarding high interest rates in the retail and service sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the blue-chip index, <strong>3M Company<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong>, buoyed by a favorable legal settlement and improved quarterly guidance. The semiconductor sector also showed significant strength as <strong>Nvidia<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) was up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.00<\/strong>, continuing its dominance in the AI infrastructure space. Other notable gainers included healthcare leader <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>), which was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, and networking giant <strong>Cisco Systems<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>), which was up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the market faced headwinds from the enterprise tech and consumer discretionary sectors. <strong>IBM<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> following a cautious outlook on corporate cloud spending. Similarly, <strong>Home Depot<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.84<\/strong> as high mortgage rates continued to dampen the home improvement market. Other laggards included <strong>Salesforce<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>, reflecting broader volatility in construction and software services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 124.00 (0.2372%) points today, Thursday, June 25th, 2026, as investors reacted to a 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