Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Microsoft (MSFT).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -16 points.

Wednesday, the Dow was down -158.67 (-0.89%) at 17,729.68.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -0.52%.

There was 1 Dow stock up Wednesday.

The Dow stock winner Wednesday was UnitedHealth (UNH) +1.62%.

Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Exxon Mobil (XOM) -2.86% and Chevron (CVX) -2.41%.

Disney (DIS -1.20%) boosted its semi-annual dividend to 71 cents a share from 66 cents.

Fridaqy brings us the Jobs Report.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mixed.

The national average price of gasoline is up seven-tenths of a cent at $2.045 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

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

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar (CAT) is down -22.40% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0730 ET Nov Challenger job cuts, Oct -1.3% y/y.

0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +8,000 to 268,000, previous -12,000 to 260,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -17,000 to 2.190 million, previous +34,000 to 2.207 million.

0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.

0945 ET Final-Nov Markit services PMI expected unch at 56.5, prelim-Nov +1.7 to 56.5. Final-Nov Markit composite PMI, prelim Nov +1.1 to 56.1.

1000 ET Fed Chair Janet Yellen addresses the congressional Joint Economic Committee to discuss the economic outlook.

1000 ET Oct factory orders expected +1.4% and +0.2% ex transportation, Sep -1.0% and -0.6% ex transportation. Revised Oct durable goods orders, prelim-Oct +3.0% m/m and +0.5% ex-transportation.

1000 ET Nov non-manufacturing ISM expected -1.1 to 58.0, Oct +2.2 to 59.1.

1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 3-year T-notes (previous $24 billion), 10-year T-notes (previous $24 billion) and 30-year T-bonds (previous $16 billion) to be auctioned Dec 8-10.

1310 ET Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer delivers keynote speech at a conference hosted by the Cleveland Fed and the Treasurys Office of Financial Research.