{"id":65369,"date":"2026-07-24T17:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-climbs-as-industrial-strength-offsets-tech-volatility-3\/65369\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:09:07","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-climbs-as-industrial-strength-offsets-tech-volatility-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-climbs-as-industrial-strength-offsets-tech-volatility-3\/65369\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Climbs as Industrial Strength Offsets Tech Volatility"},"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>235.60 (0.46%)<\/strong> points today, closing at <strong>51,947.25<\/strong>. Market sentiment was primarily driven by a robust rotation into industrial and healthcare value stocks following a series of better-than-expected earnings reports. While the broader market faced headwinds from a cooling tech sector, the blue-chip index managed to outperform as investors sought stability in defensive sectors and high-yielding industrial giants.<\/p>\n<p>The primary narrative for Friday, <strong>July 24, 2026<\/strong>, centered on the industrial sector&#39;s resilience. <strong>3M Company (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> led the gainers, surging <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> after reporting strong quarterly margins. Other significant contributors to the upside included <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>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong>, climbing <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. Technology and networking also saw strength with <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> gaining <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$100.48<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the index&#39;s gains were capped by significant weakness in legacy tech and consumer discretionary names. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest laggard, falling <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> amid concerns over enterprise spending. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> also struggled, dropping <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, while <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> declined <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Financials showed mixed results as <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> slipped <strong>1.27%<\/strong> to <strong>$310.29<\/strong>, reflecting a cautious outlook on consumer credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 235.60 (0.46%) points today, closing at 51,947.25. 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