{"id":65172,"date":"2026-07-21T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-and-tech-resilience-offset-software-slump\/65172\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:09:21","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-and-tech-resilience-offset-software-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-and-tech-resilience-offset-software-slump\/65172\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as Industrial Strength and Tech Resilience Offset Software Slump"},"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 (^DJI)<\/strong> <strong>was up 385.38 (0.74%) points today<\/strong>, closing at <strong>52,224.64<\/strong>. <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> also surged <strong>356.00 (0.68%)<\/strong> to <strong>52,429.00<\/strong>. The primary driver for today\u2019s session was a powerful rebound in the industrial sector coupled with steady gains in healthcare, which effectively offset a broader retreat in enterprise software and consumer discretionary stocks. Investors focused on robust manufacturing data and specific earnings beats that signaled resilience in the face of shifting interest rate expectations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the standout leader of the session, soaring <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> after reporting better-than-expected operational efficiency and a positive outlook for its industrial segment. Technology remained a mixed bag but found critical support from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which rose <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, and <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, gaining <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. Defensive stability was provided by <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, which added <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to finish at <strong>$399.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the downside, <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> plummeted <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> as the day&#39;s biggest laggard, following a cautious outlook on corporate IT spending. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> fell <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, weighed down by data suggesting a cooling in home improvement demand. Other notable declines included <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong>, which lost <strong>1.36%<\/strong>. Even <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/MSFT\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Stock: MSFT\">Microsoft<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> struggled, slipping <strong>0.95%<\/strong> to <strong>$403.87<\/strong>, while <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>1.12%<\/strong> to <strong>$301.51<\/strong> amid a flattening yield curve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 385.38 (0.74%) points today, closing at 52,224.64. 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