{"id":65872,"date":"2026-08-03T09:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-futures-surge-as-geopolitical-tensions-ease\/65872\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:09:10","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-futures-surge-as-geopolitical-tensions-ease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-futures-surge-as-geopolitical-tensions-ease\/65872\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Futures Surge as Geopolitical Tensions Ease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was up <strong>675.00 (1.28%)<\/strong> points today, Monday, August 3rd, 2026, as market sentiment was primarily driven by a significant de-escalation in Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions. <strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> announced the cancellation of planned military strikes against <strong>Iran<\/strong>, signaling a shift toward diplomacy and the resumption of peace talks. This development led to a sharp retreat in crude <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/energy\/crude-oil\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"12\" title=\"Crude oil\">oil prices<\/a>, providing a massive relief rally for global equities and easing inflationary fears that had previously rattled investors.<\/p>\n<p>The rally was further supported by resilient economic indicators, specifically the <strong>ISM Manufacturing PMI<\/strong>, which showed continued expansion in the industrial sector despite recent volatility. Leading the gainers was 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>), which was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> as industrial outlooks improved. High-growth and tech-adjacent names also benefited from the stabilizing macro environment, with <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) up <strong>1.77%<\/strong>, Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>) up <strong>1.61%<\/strong>, and Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) up <strong>1.33%<\/strong>. UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) also saw a gain of <strong>1.00%<\/strong> as investors rotated back into blue-chip leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, several Dow components faced downward pressure as investors rotated out of defensive and enterprise-heavy stocks. IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong>, leading the decliners, followed by Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) which was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> amid shifting consumer spending concerns. Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) also struggled, down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, while Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>) and American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>) were down <strong>1.36%<\/strong> and <strong>1.27%<\/strong> respectively, as the market recalibrated expectations for the remainder of the third quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Futures (YM=F) was up 675.00 (1.28%) points today, Monday, August 3rd, 2026, as market sentiment was primarily 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