{"id":71848,"date":"2026-09-16T07:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-and-tech-gains-offset-retail-weakness-5\/71848\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T07:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:09:07","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-and-tech-gains-offset-retail-weakness-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-and-tech-gains-offset-retail-weakness-5\/71848\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as Industrial and Tech Gains Offset Retail Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was up <strong>88.00 (0.1675%)<\/strong> points today, Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, as investors navigated a complex landscape of industrial strength and shifting technology sentiment. The primary narrative driving the market was a robust rebound in the industrial sector following positive manufacturing data, which helped the blue-chip index maintain positive territory despite significant pressure on retail and legacy tech components. While broader economic concerns regarding interest rate stability persist, today&#39;s action was defined by specific corporate performance and a rotation into value-oriented industrial plays.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge for the bulls, <strong>3M<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> at <strong>$148.62<\/strong>, emerging as the top performer following an optimistic guidance update. The technology sector saw a split performance, with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) gaining <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to reach <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, while <strong>Cisco Systems<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) was up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> at <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. Healthcare also provided a defensive cushion for the index, as <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>) was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> at <strong>$227.63<\/strong> and <strong>UnitedHealth Group<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) was up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> at <strong>$399.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the index faced headwinds from the retail and enterprise software sectors. <strong>IBM<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> at <strong>$213.40<\/strong>, making it the steepest decliner of the day. Consumer-facing stocks also struggled, with <strong>Home Depot<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> at <strong>$303.85<\/strong> and <strong>Salesforce<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> at <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Financials were broadly lower as well, with <strong>American Express<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>) down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>) down <strong>1.12%<\/strong>, as investors weighed the impact of cooling consumer spending on future earnings growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Futures (YM=F) was up 88.00 (0.1675%) points today, Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, as investors navigated a complex landscape 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