{"id":72237,"date":"2026-09-25T12:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-hits-record-highs-as-cooling-pce-inflation-data-sparks-bullish-rally\/72237\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:09:19","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-hits-record-highs-as-cooling-pce-inflation-data-sparks-bullish-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-hits-record-highs-as-cooling-pce-inflation-data-sparks-bullish-rally\/72237\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Hits Record Highs as Cooling PCE Inflation Data Sparks Bullish Rally"},"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> is up <strong>447.29 (+0.87%) points today<\/strong>, trading at a robust <strong>51,797.27<\/strong>. This surge is supported by <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong>, which is up <strong>237.00 (+0.46%) points<\/strong>. The market\u2019s primary driver for this Friday, September 25th, is the latest <strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index<\/strong> report, which showed inflation cooling faster than economists originally predicted. This &quot;Goldilocks&quot; scenario\u2014slowing inflation without a broader economic recession\u2014has sparked a massive wave of buying across the <strong>30-stock index<\/strong> as investors bet on further interest rate cuts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> is the standout performer of the day, up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> as the company benefits from improved industrial demand and positive sentiment regarding its restructuring. Technology remains a pillar of strength, 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 Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.33%<\/strong>. Healthcare stocks are also seeing significant inflows; <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> is up <strong>1.61%<\/strong>, while <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> is up <strong>1.00%<\/strong>. These gains suggest that investors are rotating back into high-quality value stocks as macroeconomic pressures finally begin to subside.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, some sectors are seeing a pullback. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> is down <strong>2.42%<\/strong>, leading the losers, followed by <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong>, which is down <strong>2.14%<\/strong>. Software giant <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> is down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> is down <strong>1.22%<\/strong>. Financials are mixed, with <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.12%<\/strong> and <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.27%<\/strong>. Despite these losses, the broader index remains firmly in the green as the rally in <strong>Boeing (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>0.61%<\/strong>, and <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>0.47%<\/strong>, maintains the market&#39;s positive momentum throughout the afternoon session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) is up 447.29 (+0.87%) points today, trading at a robust 51,797.27. 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