{"id":72421,"date":"2026-09-30T09:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-climbs-as-industrial-and-tech-strength-offsets-retail-slump-3\/72421\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:09:07","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-climbs-as-industrial-and-tech-strength-offsets-retail-slump-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-climbs-as-industrial-and-tech-strength-offsets-retail-slump-3\/72421\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Climbs as Industrial and Tech Strength Offsets Retail Slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> was up <strong>139.00 (0.2688%)<\/strong> points today, <strong>Wednesday, September 30th, 2026<\/strong>, as investors reacted to a complex mix of cooling inflation data and shifting corporate guidance. The primary narrative driving the session is the <strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)<\/strong> price index, which indicated a steady path toward the Federal Reserve&#39;s long-term targets. This economic backdrop has bolstered industrial and semiconductor sectors, even as high interest rates continue to weigh on consumer discretionary spending and home improvement giants.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the blue-chip index, 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong>, buoyed by a positive settlement update regarding legacy legal liabilities. The technology sector also provided significant support, with <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong> and Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>) up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>. In the healthcare space, Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>) saw a gain of <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, while UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) rose <strong>1.00%<\/strong> to <strong>$399.64<\/strong>, reflecting a broader rotation into defensive value stocks amid late-quarter volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the market faced downward pressure from the retail and enterprise tech sectors. IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>) was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> following a cautious outlook on global consulting spend. Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>) was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong> as housing market activity remains constrained by elevated mortgage rates. Other notable laggards included Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>), which was down <strong>1.27%<\/strong>, as concerns linger regarding the resilience of high-end consumer credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Futures (YM=F) was up 139.00 (0.2688%) points today, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, as investors reacted to a 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