There are no Dow stocks at 52 week highs.Dow stock 52 week lows include Caterpillar (CAT) and United Technologies (UTX).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -158 points.

Wednesday, the Dow was down -50.58 (-0.31%) at 16,279.89.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -8.37%.

There were 13 Dow stocks up Wednesday

Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by Pfizer (PFE) +1.12% adnVisa (V) +1.00%.

Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) -2.06% and Boeing (BA) -1.73%.

General Electric (GE +0.12%) signed a $12 billion export financing pact with U.K. Export Financing.

Wal-Mart (WMT +0.20%) is seeking to cut its purchase of goods made in China by 2-6%.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mixed.

The national average price of gasoline is up six-tenths of a cent at $2.289 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 9/24/2015 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is down -11.48% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +9,000 to 273,000, previous -11,000 to 264,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +3,000 to 2.240 million, previous -26,000 to 2.237 million.

0830 ET Aug Chicago Fed national activity index expected -0.10 to 0.24, Jul 0.34.

0830 ET Aug durable goods orders expected -2.3% and +0.1% ex transportation, Jul +2.2% and +0.4% ex transportation. Aug capital goods new orders non-defense ex-aircraft & parts expected -0.1%, Jul +2.1%.

0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.

1000 ET Aug new home sales expected +1.6% to 515,000, Jul +5.4% to 507,000.

1100 ET Sep Kansas City Fed manufacturing index expected +3 to -6, Aug -9.

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

1700 ET Fed Chair Janet Yellen delivers a lecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.