{"id":64067,"date":"2026-07-01T11:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-manufacturing-strength-offsets-tech-drag\/64067\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:09:16","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-manufacturing-strength-offsets-tech-drag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-gains-as-manufacturing-strength-offsets-tech-drag\/64067\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Gains as Manufacturing Strength Offsets Tech Drag"},"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>148.63 (0.28%)<\/strong> points today, starting the new quarter on a positive note. Investors focused on <strong>manufacturing resilience<\/strong> and <strong>infrastructure stability<\/strong>, which provided a significant tailwind for industrial giants. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> also signaled optimism throughout the session, up <strong>119.00 (0.23%)<\/strong> points as market participants weighed the impact of cooling inflation on future <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> policy.<\/p>\n<p>The primary narrative driving today&#39;s session was the <strong>ISM Manufacturing PMI<\/strong> report, which showed unexpected strength in industrial output. This data bolstered confidence in a &quot;soft landing&quot; for the economy. Consequently, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> led the blue-chip index, up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong>. The tech sector also provided support as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, following reports of increased enterprise AI spending. <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> followed closely, up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> at <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, while <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the market saw significant pressure from the enterprise software and retail sectors. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> after a cautious outlook on cloud consulting margins. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> also struggled, down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, as housing market data suggested a slowdown in home improvement spending. Other notable laggards included <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.36%<\/strong> to <strong>$307.61<\/strong>. Financial heavyweight <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.12%<\/strong> to <strong>$301.51<\/strong>, reflecting broader volatility in the banking sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 148.63 (0.28%) points today, starting the new quarter on a positive note. 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