Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Disney (DIS) and UnitedHealth (UNH). Dow stock 52 week lows include Visa (V).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +120 points.

Thursday, the Dow was down -117.16 (-0.65%) at 17,959.03.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +0.76%.

There were 5 Dow stocks up Thursday.

Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Merck (MRK) +0.97% and Nike (NKE) +0.83%.

The Dow stock losers Thursday was Dupont (DD) -1.97% and Exxon Mobil (XOM) -1.93%.

Apple (AAPL) was down -0.76% on its first day in the Dow.

Nike (NKE) rose over 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of 89 cents, higher than consensus of 84 cents.

European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed.

The national average price of gasoline is down one-tenth of a cent at $2.426 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

There are no Dow stocks set to report earnings in the near term.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Goldman Sachs (GS)

Goldman Sachs (GS) is down -1.99% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

1020 ET Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart will speak on monetary policy and the economic outlook to the Georgia Law Review Symposium.

1130 ET Chicago Fed President Charles Evans speaks at the Brookings Institute on Risk Management for Monetary Policy Near the Zero Lower Bound.

1500 ET USDA Feb Cattle on Feed.