The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index is slipping on Monday as investors continue to suffer from the effects of last week’s Federal Reserve meeting. That meeting included a warning from the central bank that plans to cut interest rates in 2025 may slow. That’s despite the Fed announcing a 25 basis point rate cut after the meeting.
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News of slowing interest rate cuts next year had the market stumbling last week. While there’s been some recovery since then, the DJIA is still down 1.74% over the last five days. The index is also falling by 0.12% as of this writing. However, the Dow Jones is still up 13.67% year-to-date.
Stocks Dragging Down the Dow Jones Index
Turning to the TipRanks’ heatmap, investors can learn which stocks are damaging the Dow Jones Industrial Average today. Walmart (WMT) is chief among these with the largest drop on Monday. Also not helping matters are Visa (V), Procter & Gamble (PG), Coca-Cola (KO), McDonald’s, Disney (DIS), and Nike (NKE), all of which are slipping today.
How to Invest in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Investors can’t take a direct stake in the Dow Jones due to it being an index. Instead, they might consider buying shares that are still up today. Another option is buying those falling in hopes that they’ll recover from today’s drop.
A third option available to traders is buying shares of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the DJIA. That includes options for betting on or against the index. One popular choice to consider is the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), which is down 0.21% as of this writing but up 15.65% year-to-date. Traders can compare this to other Dow Jones ETFs below!
