There are no Dow stocks at 52 week highs.There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +221 points.

Wednesday, the Dow was up +619.07 (+3.95%) at 16,285.51.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -8.63%.

All 30 Dow stocks were up Wednesday.

Dow stock winners Wednesday were Merck (MRK) +6.35%, Apple (AAPL) +5.74%, Visa (V) +5.55%, Microsoft (MSFT) +5.53%, Intel (INTC) +5.53%, Exxon Mobil (XOM) +5.52%, Nike (NKE) +5.05% and JPMorgan (JPM) +5.01%.

Therre were no Dow stock losers Wednesday.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down 2.2 cents at $2.534 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

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

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Verizon (VZ)

Verizon (VZ) is down -3.46% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -2,000 to 275,000, previous +4,000 to 277,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -7,000 to 2.247 million, previous -24,000 to 2.254 million.

0830 ET Revised Q2 GDP expected +3.2% (q/q annualized), previous +2.3%. Revised Q2 personal consumption expected +3.0%, previous +2.9%. Revised Q2 GDP price index, previous +2.0%. Revised Q2 core PCE deflator, previous +1.8% q/q.

0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.

1000 ET Jul pending home sales expected +1.0% m/m and +8.3% y/y, Jun -1.8% m/m and +11.1% y/y.

1100 ET Aug Kansas City Fed manufacturing activity expected +3 to -4, Jul +2 to -7.

1300 ET Treasury auctions $29 billion of 7-year T-notes.

n/a Annual Kansas City Fed symposium in Jackson Hole, WY.