{"id":71260,"date":"2026-09-01T16:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-september-market-opening\/71260\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:09:07","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-september-market-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-manufacturing-data-weighs-on-september-market-opening\/71260\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Manufacturing Data Weighs on September Market Opening"},"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>419.02 (-0.7878%)<\/strong> points today, closing at <strong>52,766.88<\/strong>. This downward momentum was mirrored in the futures market, where <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> fell <strong>460.00 (-0.8640%)<\/strong> points. The primary narrative driving the market lower on this first trading day of September was a pair of disappointing <strong>manufacturing reports<\/strong> that reignited fears of a cooling economy. Both the <strong>S&amp;P Global US Manufacturing PMI<\/strong> and the <strong>ISM Manufacturing index<\/strong> came in softer than anticipated, suggesting that the industrial sector remains in contraction territory despite hopes for a soft landing.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest gainer in the blue-chip index was <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which surged <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> as investors reacted positively to recent restructuring progress. Tech 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 managed a gain of <strong>1.77%<\/strong>, closing at <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, while defensive healthcare giant <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. Other notable gainers included <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which climbed <strong>1.33%<\/strong>, and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong>, which added <strong>1.00%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the manufacturing-led sell-off hit industrial and tech-adjacent names hard. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the steepest decliner, falling <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong>. Consumer-sensitive <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> dropped <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, reflecting concerns that high interest rates continue to stifle home improvement spending. Software firm <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> also struggled, sliding <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Financials were not immune to the volatility, with <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> losing <strong>1.27%<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> declining <strong>1.12%<\/strong> as yields fluctuated following the economic data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 419.02 (-0.7878%) points today, closing at 52,766.88. 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