{"id":71062,"date":"2026-08-28T14:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-inches-lower-as-inflation-data-anchors-market-sentiment\/71062\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:09:08","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-inches-lower-as-inflation-data-anchors-market-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-inches-lower-as-inflation-data-anchors-market-sentiment\/71062\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Inches Lower as Inflation Data Anchors Market Sentiment"},"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 down <strong>26.42 (-0.05%)<\/strong> points today, trading at <strong>53,543.02<\/strong>, as investors digested the latest <strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)<\/strong> price index report. This key inflation metric, which is the Federal Reserve&#39;s preferred gauge, arrived largely in line with expectations, reinforcing the narrative of a &quot;soft landing&quot; while simultaneously tempering hopes for aggressive interest rate cuts in the immediate future. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> mirrored this cautious sentiment, and was down <strong>59.00 (-0.11%)<\/strong> points today at <strong>53,562.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers within the blue-chip index, <strong>3M Company (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> saw its stock price rise <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong>, buoyed by positive analyst sentiment regarding its ongoing restructuring efforts. Technology heavyweight <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> also showed resilience, gaining <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure remains a primary market pillar. Other notable performers included <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong>, and <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which rose <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the index faced downward pressure from <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> following a cautious outlook on enterprise spending. Consumer-facing stocks also struggled as high borrowing costs continued to weigh on discretionary budgets; <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> fell <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, while <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>1.64%<\/strong>. Financial giants were not immune to the volatility, as <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> slipped <strong>1.12%<\/strong> to <strong>$301.51<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 26.42 (-0.05%) points today, trading at 53,543.02, as investors digested the latest 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