{"id":71603,"date":"2026-09-09T17:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slides-as-inflation-concerns-and-tech-volatility-weigh-on-markets-2\/71603\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:09:07","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slides-as-inflation-concerns-and-tech-volatility-weigh-on-markets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slides-as-inflation-concerns-and-tech-volatility-weigh-on-markets-2\/71603\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slides as Inflation Concerns and Tech Volatility Weigh on Markets"},"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 (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>405.41 (-0.7680%)<\/strong> points today, closing at <strong>52,380.66<\/strong>. Market sentiment was primarily driven by a hotter-than-expected <strong>Consumer Price Index (CPI)<\/strong> report, which fueled concerns that the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> may maintain elevated interest rates longer than previously anticipated. This macroeconomic pressure was compounded by a late-session sell-off in heavyweight technology and industrial components, leading <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> to also finish lower, down <strong>369.00 (-0.6984%)<\/strong> points.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the broader decline, 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) emerged as the top performer, surging <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following a positive analyst upgrade regarding its streamlined manufacturing operations. 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 rose <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, and Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>), climbing <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. Investors appeared to rotate into defensive healthcare names, with UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) gaining <strong>1.00%<\/strong> and Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) adding <strong>1.33%<\/strong> as a hedge against volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the index was dragged down by significant losses in the tech and retail sectors. IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was the biggest laggard, dropping <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> after a cautious quarterly outlook. Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) fell <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong> as high mortgage rates continued to dampen home improvement spending. Other major decliners included Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which shed <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), falling <strong>1.36%<\/strong>, reflecting broader investor anxiety over corporate earnings growth in a high-rate environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 405.41 (-0.7680%) points today, closing at 52,380.66. 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