{"id":71916,"date":"2026-09-17T14:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-manufacturing-and-tech-optimism-fuel-gains\/71916\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:09:07","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-manufacturing-and-tech-optimism-fuel-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-rises-as-manufacturing-and-tech-optimism-fuel-gains\/71916\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Rises as Manufacturing and Tech Optimism Fuel Gains"},"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>356.99 (0.69%)<\/strong> points today, reaching a level of <strong>51,818.89<\/strong>. This upward momentum was mirrored in the futures market, as <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>350.00 (0.67%)<\/strong> points to <strong>52,265.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/live\/stock-market-today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Stock Market Today\">market today<\/a>, <strong>Thursday, September 17, 2026<\/strong>, is a surge in industrial optimism following better-than-expected manufacturing data and continued strength in the semiconductor sector. Investors are reacting to cooling inflationary pressures, which has bolstered confidence in a &quot;soft landing&quot; for the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the blue-chip index, <strong>3M Company (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> at <strong>$148.62<\/strong>, emerging as the day&#39;s top performer following a positive outlook on industrial demand. Technology heavyweights also provided significant support, 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> at <strong>$225.01<\/strong> and <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> at <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. Defensive plays also saw gains, as <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> at <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.00%<\/strong> at <strong>$399.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, some sectors faced headwinds. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> at <strong>$213.40<\/strong>, leading the decliners after a cautious analyst note regarding enterprise spending. Consumer-facing stocks also struggled, with <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> at <strong>$303.85<\/strong> and <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> at <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Financials were mixed as <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.12%<\/strong> at <strong>$301.51<\/strong>, while <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> managed to stay positive, up <strong>0.58%<\/strong> at <strong>$948.64<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 356.99 (0.69%) points today, reaching a level of 51,818.89. 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