Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Disney (DIS). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -49 points.
Monday, the Dow was down -42.17 (-0.23%) at 18,037.97.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.21%.
There were 11 Dow stocks up Friday.
Dow stock winners Monday were led by Dupont (DD) +4.60% and Apple (AAPL) +1.82%.
The Dow stock losers Monday were led by McDonald’s (MCD) -2.33% and UnitedHealth (UNH) -2.06%.
Merck & Co. (MRK) climbed nearly 2% in European trading after trial results showed its Januvia diabetes drug didn’t increase patients’ heart risk.
Apple (AAPL) rose 1.5% in pre-market trading after it reported Q2 EPS of $2.33, higher than consensus of $2.16, and then boosted it stock buyback program to $140 billion from $90 billion.
The Fed begins a two-day policy meeting today.
European stocks are mixed and Asian markets ended mixed.
The national average price of gasoline is up 3.0 cents over the weekend at $2.536 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
1. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported Q1 EPS of $1.53, below consensus of $1.54 on 4/14/2015 before the market open.
2. JMorgan (JPM) reported Q1 EPS of $1.61, better than consensus of $1.41 on 4/14/2015 before the market open.
3. Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 4/14/2015 after the market close.
4. Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.
5. American Express reports earnings on 4/16/2015 after the market close.
6. Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.
7. United Health (UNH) reports earnings on 4/16/2015 before the market open.
8. General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 4/17/2015 before the market open.
9. IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 4/20/2015 after the market close.
10. Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 4/21/2015before the market open.
11. Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open.
12. Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open of $1.02, beating consensus of $0.954 per share.
13. United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 4/21/2015 before the market open of $1.51, beating consensus of $1.438 per share.
14. Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open of $1.86, beating consensus of $1.348 per share.
15. Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open of $0.48, beating consensus of $0.43 per share.
16. McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open of $0.84, missing consensus of $1.055 per share.
17. Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 4/22/2015 before the market open of $1.97, beating consensus of $1.805 per share.
18. 3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open.
19. Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 before the market open.
20. Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/23/2015 after the market close
21. Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 4/27/2015 after the market close.
22. Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 4/28/2015 before the market open.
23. Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 4/28/2015 before the market open.
24. Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 4/30/2015 before the market open.
25. Visa (V) reports earnings on 4/30/2015 after the market open.
26. Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 5/1/2015 before the market open.
27. Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 5/5/2015 after the market open.
28. Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 5/13/2015 after the market open.
29. Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 5/19/2015 before the market open.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Disney (DIS) is up +16.96% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
0900 ET Feb S&P CaseShiller composite-20 home price index expected +0.70% m/m and +4.70% y/y, Jan +0.87% m/m and +4.56% y/y.
1000 ET Apr consumer confidence (Conference Board) expected +0.9 to 102.2, Mar +2.5 to 101.3.
1000 ET Apr Richmond Fed survey of manufacturing activity expected +6 to -2, Mar -8 to -8.
1030 ET FOMC begins 2-day policy meeting.
1300 ET Treasury auctions $35 billion 5-year T-notes.