Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Disney (DIS) and Nike (NKE).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -4 points.

Thursday, the Dow was down -127.94 (-0.73%) at 17,440.59.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -0.40%.

There were 16 Dow stocks up Thursday.

Dow stock winners Thursday were led by United Technologies (UTX) +1.38% and Caterpillar (CAT) +1.32%.

Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Procter & Gamble (PG) -4.01% and United Health (UNH) -0.79%.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 7/31/2015 before the market open of $1.00 missing consensus of $1.106.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 7/31/2015 before the market open of $0.30 missing consensus of $1.132.

European stocks are mostly lower and Asian markets ended mostly higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down nine-tenths of a cent at $2.665 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 7/28/2015 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 7/28/2015 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 7/28/2015 before the open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 7/30/2015 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/31/2015 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 7/31/2015 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 8/4/2015 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Home Depot (HD)

IBM (IBM) is up +0.32% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Q2 employment cost index expected +0.6%, Q1 +0.7%.

0900 ET Jul Milwaukee ISM expected +3.45 to 50.00, Jun -1.15 to 46.55.

0945 ET Jul Chicago PMI expected +1.4 to 50.8, Jun +3.2 to 49.4.

1000 ET Final-July U.S. consumer sentiment (University of Michigan) expected +0.7 to 94.0, prelim-Jul -2.8 to 93.3.