Dow stocks at new 52 week highs include Nike (NKE) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Monday the Dow closed up +5.33 (+0.03%) at 16,025.53.
Premarket, the Dow was indicated to open down -46 points.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +22.29%.
There is nothing going on with Dow stocks today.
Personally I think we are going higher into Christmas.
European stocks are higher and Asian stocks ended lower.
The national average price of gasoline is down four-tenths of a cent to $3.259 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
Nike (NKE) is expected to report earnings on 12/19/13 after the market close.
Earnings reports from Monday include:
ABM Industries Incorporated (ABM) reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.48 on revenue of $1.24 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.50 on revenue of $1.09 billion.
Pep Boys- Manny, Moe & Jack (PBY) reported third quarter EPS of $0.02 on revenue of $507.00 million, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.12 on revenue of $509.61 million.
Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) reported a first quarter loss of $2.04 on revenue of $123.40 million, compared to last year’s loss of $1.70 on revenue of $166.35 million.
Other stocks expected to report earnings today include:
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) is expected to report third quarter EPS of $6.29 on revenue of $2.11 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $5.41 on revenue of $1.99 billion.
H &R Block, Inc. (HRB) is expected to report a third quarter loss of $0.37 per share on revenue of $137.85 million, compared to last year’s loss of $0.37 on revenue of $137.26 million.
Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) is expected to report fourth quarter EPS of $0.41 on revenue of $981.62 million, compared to last year’s EPS of $2.35 on revenue of $632.83 million.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Dupont E I De Nemours & Co. (DD)
Dupont E I De Nemours & Co. (DD) is up 36.49% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
1000 ET Oct wholesale inventories expected +0.3%, Sep +0.4%. Oct wholesale trade sales expected +0.2%, Sep +0.6%.
1200 ET Dec WASDE crop production report.
1300 ET Treasury auctions $30 billion 3-year T-notes.
1630 ET API weekly U.S. oil statistics.