{"id":72140,"date":"2026-09-23T11:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-under-pressure-as-tech-and-retail-sentiment-cools\/72140\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:09:31","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-under-pressure-as-tech-and-retail-sentiment-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-under-pressure-as-tech-and-retail-sentiment-cools\/72140\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Under Pressure as Tech and Retail Sentiment Cools"},"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 down <strong>160.45 (-0.31%)<\/strong> points today, trading at <strong>51,703.24<\/strong>. Similarly, <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> showed weakness, down <strong>174.00 (-0.33%)<\/strong> points to <strong>52,105.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market on this <strong>Wednesday, September 23, 2026<\/strong>, is a cooling of sentiment in the <strong>technology and retail sectors<\/strong>, as investors weigh the impact of <strong>sustained interest rates<\/strong> on corporate spending. While some industrial and healthcare names found footing, the broader index faced pressure from heavyweights in the software and home improvement spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gains, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following positive manufacturing updates. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, while <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> gained <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>. <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> also performed well, up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> and <strong>1.00%<\/strong> respectively. Other contributors included <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>0.61%<\/strong>, and <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong>, which rose <strong>0.58%<\/strong> to <strong>$948.64<\/strong>. These moves suggest a defensive rotation as market volatility persists.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong>, leading the losers after a cautious outlook on enterprise spending. <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> fell <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong>, while <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>$168.45<\/strong>. Other notable decliners included <strong>Sherwin-Williams (<a href=\"\/stock\/SHW\">SHW<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.36%<\/strong>, and <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.27%<\/strong>. <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> also slipped <strong>1.22%<\/strong>, while <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.12%<\/strong>. This downward pressure on consumer-facing and software stocks reflects growing concerns over the <strong>macroeconomic trajectory<\/strong> for the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 160.45 (-0.31%) points today, trading at 51,703.24. 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