{"id":71637,"date":"2026-09-10T12:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-hot-inflation-data-rattles-investors\/71637\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:09:24","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-hot-inflation-data-rattles-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-slumps-as-hot-inflation-data-rattles-investors\/71637\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Slumps as Hot Inflation Data Rattles Investors"},"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>337.42 (-0.64%)<\/strong> points today, trading at <strong>52,043.24<\/strong>. Similarly, <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was down <strong>325.00 (-0.62%)<\/strong> points today at <strong>52,100.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market was a hotter-than-expected <strong>Producer Price Index (PPI)<\/strong> report, which signaled persistent inflationary pressures. This data led investors to anticipate a <strong>&quot;higher-for-longer&quot; interest rate<\/strong> path from the <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong>, weighing heavily on industrial and tech-heavy components sensitive to borrowing costs.<\/p>\n<p>Industrial and consumer-facing stocks led the decline as recessionary fears resurfaced. <strong>IBM<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong>, while <strong>Home Depot<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> at <strong>$303.85<\/strong>. Other notable losers included <strong>Salesforce<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>. Even <strong>JPMorgan Chase<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) felt the pressure, as it was down <strong>1.12%<\/strong> to <strong>$301.51<\/strong>, as the market weighed the impact of tighter monetary policy on loan demand.<\/p>\n<p>Bucking the trend, <strong>3M<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following positive litigation developments. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) also gained, as it was up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong> on continued <strong>AI optimism<\/strong>. Defensive stocks provided a haven; <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>) was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, and <strong>Cisco<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) was up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. <strong>UnitedHealth Group<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) rounded out the top performers, as it was up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$399.64<\/strong>, as capital rotated into the <strong>healthcare sector<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 337.42 (-0.64%) points today, trading at 52,043.24. 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