{"id":71911,"date":"2026-09-17T12:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-and-tech-gains-propel-market-higher\/71911\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:09:24","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-and-tech-gains-propel-market-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-industrial-strength-and-tech-gains-propel-market-higher\/71911\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as Industrial Strength and Tech Gains Propel Market Higher"},"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 up <strong>358.56 (+0.6967%) points today<\/strong>, climbing to <strong>51,820.46<\/strong>. This bullish sentiment was supported by <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was up <strong>320.00 (+0.6164%) points today<\/strong>. The dominant market narrative centered on a surprisingly strong <strong>Industrial Production<\/strong> report and cooling <strong>Producer Price Index (PPI)<\/strong> data, which suggested that inflationary pressures are easing without triggering a recession. This &quot;Goldilocks&quot; scenario encouraged a rotation into blue-chip industrials and select technology leaders, driving the index toward new daily highs as traders reassessed the <strong>Federal Reserve&#39;s<\/strong> policy move.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> as investors cheered the company\u2019s latest restructuring progress. High-growth tech also contributed, with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> and <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.33%<\/strong>. Healthcare and consumer staples provided additional support; <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong>, while <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> and <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>0.47%<\/strong>. These moves indicate a preference for quality and defensive growth in a volatile interest rate environment.<\/p>\n<p>However, the rally was capped by significant losses in the enterprise software and retail spaces. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> following a cautious outlook on corporate spending, while <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> as mortgage rate volatility weighed on the housing sector. <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>. Even financial giants like <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> were down <strong>1.12%<\/strong>, and <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.27%<\/strong>, highlighting a selective market where investors are punishing companies with higher exposure to consumer debt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 358.56 (+0.6967%) points today, climbing to 51,820.46. 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