{"id":64083,"date":"2026-07-01T16:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-flat-as-investors-rotate-into-industrials-and-ai-hardware\/64083\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:09:20","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-flat-as-investors-rotate-into-industrials-and-ai-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-flat-as-investors-rotate-into-industrials-and-ai-hardware\/64083\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Flat as Investors Rotate into Industrials and AI Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <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>) finished the session nearly flat, <strong>down 13.96 (-0.03%) points today<\/strong> to close at <strong>52,305.24<\/strong>. Investors navigated a landscape of <strong>mixed economic signals<\/strong> as the third quarter commenced. While <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> edged up by <strong>4.00 (0.01%)<\/strong> to <strong>52,674.00<\/strong>, the broader market struggled for a clear direction. The primary narrative driving the market was a distinct <strong>sector rotation<\/strong>, as traders moved capital into <strong>industrial cyclicals<\/strong> and <strong>AI hardware<\/strong> while pulling back from <strong>enterprise software<\/strong> and <strong>consumer discretionary<\/strong> stocks following tepid manufacturing outlooks.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the blue-chip index was 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>), which surged <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> on news of improved industrial margins. Technology remained a focal point as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) climbed <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, continuing its dominance in the <strong>AI infrastructure<\/strong> space. Healthcare and networking also provided support, with Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>) rising <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong> and Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) gaining <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to close at <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) rounded out the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/movers\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Top Stocks\">top gainers<\/a>, adding <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$399.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the market faced heavy pressure from <strong>enterprise tech<\/strong> and <strong>housing-related<\/strong> equities. IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was the day&#39;s biggest laggard, falling <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong>, while Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) dropped <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) also saw significant selling pressure, declining <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, likely due to concerns over <strong>interest rate sensitivity<\/strong> affecting home improvement spending. Other notable decliners included Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>, and Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>), which shed <strong>1.22%<\/strong> to close at <strong>$901.99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) finished the session nearly flat, down 13.96 (-0.03%) points today to close at 52,305.24. 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