Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Dupont (DD) up +7.24% year-to-date. Dow stock 52 week lows include Exxon Mobil (XOM), down -9.12% year-to-date.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +75 points.
Wednesday, the Dow was down -27.55 (-0.16%) at 17,635.39.
Year-to-date the Dow is down -1.05%.
There was 12 Dow stock up Wednesday.
Dow stock winners Wednesday were led Intel (INTC) +1.99% and Travelers (TRV) +0.90%.
Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Coca COla (KO -1.45% and Cisco (CSCO) -1.40%.
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) announced a $6.4 billion share repurchase program.
One time Dow stock Bank of America (BAC) announced a $4 billion share repurchase program.
European stocks are mixed and Asian markets ended higher.
The national average price of gasoline is down two-tenths of a cent at $2.445 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
Nike (NKE) will report earnings on 3/19/2015 after the market close.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Cisco (CSCO) is up +1.60% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -15,000 to 305,000, previous +7,000 to 320,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -21,000 to 2.400 million, previous +17,000 to 2.421 million.
0830 ET Feb retail sales expected +0.3% and +0.5% ex autos, Jan -0.8% and -0.9% ex autos. Feb retail sales ex-auto and gas expected +0.3%, Jan +0.2%.
0830 ET Feb import price index expected +0.2% m/m and -8.9% y/y, Jan -2.8% m/m and -8.0% y/y.
0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.
1000 ET Jan business inventories expected +0.1%, Dec +0.1%.
1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 10-year TIPS to be auctioned Mar 19, previous $15 billion.
1200 ET Q4 household change in net worth, Q4 -$141 billion.
1300 ET Treasury auctions $13 billion 30-year T-bonds.
1400 ET Feb monthly budget statement expected -$191.0 billion, Jan -$17.5 billion.