{"id":66658,"date":"2026-08-17T11:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-amid-manufacturing-inflation-concerns\/66658\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:09:17","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-amid-manufacturing-inflation-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slips-amid-manufacturing-inflation-concerns\/66658\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slips Amid Manufacturing Inflation Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Index (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>220.24 (-0.41%)<\/strong> points today, currently trading at <strong>53,512.17<\/strong>. Market sentiment turned cautious as investors processed <strong>higher-than-expected manufacturing costs<\/strong> and a hawkish shift in <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> policy expectations. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> mirrored this downward trend, down <strong>239.00 (-0.44%)<\/strong> points. The primary narrative driving the market was the release of the <strong>August Empire State Manufacturing Index<\/strong>, which signaled persistent inflationary pressures in the industrial sector, prompting a broad sell-off in blue-chip stocks as traders weighed the impact of sustained high interest rates on corporate margins.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the broader decline, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> emerged as the top performer, up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following reports of a favorable legal settlement. Technology and healthcare sectors provided some support; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> at <strong>$225.01<\/strong> as AI-related demand continues to outpace supply. Other gainers included <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, and <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> at <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong> also traded higher, up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> and <strong>0.61%<\/strong> respectively, helping to mitigate deeper losses for the index.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the primary drag on the index, down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> amid concerns over slowing enterprise cloud growth. The housing and consumer sectors faced significant headwinds, with <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> at <strong>$303.85<\/strong> and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.36%<\/strong> to <strong>$307.61<\/strong>. Software leader <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> at <strong>$168.45<\/strong>, while financial components like <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> were down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> and <strong>1.12%<\/strong> respectively, reflecting broader anxieties about a potential slowdown in consumer spending and a tightening credit environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Index (^DJI) was down 220.24 (-0.41%) points today, currently trading at 53,512.17. 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