{"id":72485,"date":"2026-10-01T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-manufacturing-data-sparks-growth-concerns-2\/72485\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:09:20","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-manufacturing-data-sparks-growth-concerns-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-as-manufacturing-data-sparks-growth-concerns-2\/72485\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Dips as Manufacturing Data Sparks Growth Concerns"},"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> was down <strong>91.61 (-0.18%)<\/strong> points today, trading at <strong>50,814.44<\/strong>, as the market opened the fourth quarter of 2026 with a cautious tone. <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> similarly was down <strong>82.00 (-0.16%)<\/strong> points to <strong>51,196.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the market was the release of <strong>ISM Manufacturing PMI<\/strong> data, which came in lower than expected, signaling a slowdown in industrial expansion and renewing concerns over the <strong>Federal Reserve&#39;s<\/strong> restrictive monetary policy. This volatility reflects investor anxiety regarding the sustainability of corporate earnings in a high-rate environment as we approach the year-end.<\/p>\n<p>In the green, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> at <strong>$148.62<\/strong>, buoyed by positive legal developments and restructuring progress. High-growth favorite <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>, while healthcare staples like <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> were up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> and <strong>1.00%<\/strong> respectively as investors sought defensive positioning. <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> also performed well, up <strong>1.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$100.48<\/strong>, supported by strong enterprise demand.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the decliners, <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong> following a sector-wide rotation out of legacy technology. Consumer-facing and industrial stocks suffered from the weak economic data, with <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong> and <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.22%<\/strong> at <strong>$901.99<\/strong>. Tech weakness continued with <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong> at <strong>$168.45<\/strong>, while financial heavyweights <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> were down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> and <strong>1.12%<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 91.61 (-0.18%) points today, trading at 50,814.44, as the market opened the 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