Dow stocks at 52 week highs include include Home Depot (HD), Travelers (TRV) and Visa (V)There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +89 points.

Thursday, the Dow was down -4.41 (-0.02%) at 17,732.75.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -0.51%.

There were 18 Dow stocks up Thursday.

Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Intel (INTC) +3.44% and Coca Cola (KO) +1.96%.

Dow stock loser Thursday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) -5.65% and Pfizer (PFE) -3.06%.

Nike (NKE unch) climbed over 3% in pre-market trading after its board approved a new 4-year, $12 billion share buyback program, and raised its dividend to 32 cents from 28 cents.

European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down 1.4 cents at $2.101 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will reported earnings on 10/13/2015 before the market open of $1.63, beating $1.44 consensus.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/13/2015 after the market close of $1.32, missing $1.383 consensus.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 10/13/2015 after the market close of $0.64, beating $0.589 consensus.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 10/15/2015 before the market open of $2.90, missing $3.076 consensus.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/15/2015 before the market open of $1.65, beating $1.636 consensus.

General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 10/16/2015 before the market open of $0.32, beating $0.262 consensus.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 10/19/2015 after the market close of $3.34, above consensus of $3.30.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 10/20/2015 before the market open of $2.93, higher than consensus of $2.26..

United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 10/20/2015 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 10/20/2015 before the market open.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 10/21/2015 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 10/21/2015 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/21/2015 after the market close.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 10/22/2015 after the market close.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/23/2015 before the market open.

Dupont (DD) reports earnings on 10/27/2015 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 10/27/2015 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 10/30/2015 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 10/30/15 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 10/27/2015 before the market open.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 11/5/2015 after the market close.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 11/2/2015 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Verizon (VZ)

Verizon (VZ) is down -2.18% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0900 ET St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks on the economy to the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce.

1100 ET Nov Kansas City Fed manufacturing activity expected +1 to 0, Oct +7 to -1.

1115 ET New York Fed President William Dudley speaks about the economy to students at Hofstra University.

1500 ET USDA Oct Cattle on Feed.