{"id":64711,"date":"2026-07-13T11:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-mixed-earnings-and-economic-caution-weigh-on-blue-chips\/64711\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:09:20","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-mixed-earnings-and-economic-caution-weigh-on-blue-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-as-mixed-earnings-and-economic-caution-weigh-on-blue-chips\/64711\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips as Mixed Earnings and Economic Caution Weigh on Blue Chips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Index (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>88.67 (-0.1685%)<\/strong> points today, while <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down <strong>104.00 (-0.1966%)<\/strong> points. The primary narrative driving today&#39;s price action is a cautious rotation as market participants digest a flurry of corporate updates and prepare for upcoming <strong>inflation data<\/strong>. While specific sectors showed resilience, a drag in heavyweight technology and retail stocks kept the blue-chip index in negative territory throughout the session.<\/p>\n<p>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) emerged as the standout performer, up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> at <strong>$148.62<\/strong>, buoyed by positive sentiment surrounding its ongoing restructuring efforts. Other notable gainers included <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>), which rose <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, and Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>), which was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> at <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. These gains were supported by Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>), up <strong>1.33%<\/strong>, and UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>), which climbed <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$399.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the index faced significant downward pressure from IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>), which was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> at <strong>$213.40<\/strong>, and Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>), which fell <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>. The retail and software sectors struggled, with Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) dropping <strong>1.64%<\/strong> and Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>) declining <strong>1.36%<\/strong>. Financial giants also saw a pullback, as American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>) was down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> and JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) fell <strong>1.12%<\/strong>. The decline in Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>), down <strong>1.22%<\/strong>, further signaled investor concern regarding global manufacturing demand. Despite the slight dip in the overall index, the <strong>Dow<\/strong> remains near historic highs as the market seeks a definitive catalyst for its next major move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Index (^DJI) was down 88.67 (-0.1685%) points today, while Dow Futures (YM=F) was down 104.00 (-0.1966%) points. 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