{"id":71172,"date":"2026-08-31T09:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-sentiment\/71172\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:09:06","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-sentiment\/71172\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Manufacturing Data Weighs on Sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down <strong>189.00 (-0.3527%)<\/strong> points today, Monday, August 31st, 2026, as investors grappled with a cautious outlook for the industrial sector. The main narrative driving the market lower was a combination of <strong>weaker-than-expected manufacturing data<\/strong> and a rotation out of blue-chip technology and retail names. This economic cooling has sparked concerns regarding the pace of growth heading into the final quarter of the year, leading to a broad-based decline across several major sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the general downward pressure, 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) emerged as the top performer, surging <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following a favorable legal settlement update. Other notable gainers included <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>), which was up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, and Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>), which rose <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. Strength in Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) at <strong>1.33%<\/strong> and UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) at <strong>1.00%<\/strong> provided some defensive support to the index, though it was not enough to offset the broader losses.<\/p>\n<p>On the losing side, IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) led the decline, falling <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> amid concerns over enterprise spending. Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, reflecting consumer sensitivity to high interest rates, while Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) dropped <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Other significant laggards included Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>, and American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>), which fell <strong>1.27%<\/strong> to <strong>$310.29<\/strong> as credit demand showed signs of softening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Futures (YM=F) was down 189.00 (-0.3527%) points today, Monday, August 31st, 2026, as investors grappled with a cautious 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