Dow stocks at 52 week highs include 3M (MMM) and McDonald’s (MCD).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +11 points.
Friday the Dow was up +107.66 (+0.61%) at 17,792.75.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.11%.
There were 24 Dow stocks up Friday.
The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Goldman Sachs (GS) +1.81% and Merck (MRK) +1.49%.
The Dow stock losers Friday were led by Chevron (CVX) -1.19% and Exxon Mobil (XOM) -0.75%.
Intel (INTC +0.31%) was downgraded to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Outperform’ at Exane BNP Paribas.
Visa (V +1.45%) could double over the next four years says Barron’s.
European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended mostly lower.
The national average price of gasoline is down one-tenth of a cent at $2.056 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
JPMorgan (JPM) reports earnings on 4/13/2016 before the market open.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Nike (NKE) is down -1.46% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
0945 ET Mar New York ISM expected +0.5 to 54.1, Feb -1.0 to 53.6.
1000 ET Feb factory orders expected -1.8% and -0.5% ex-transportation, Jan +1.6% and -0.2% ex transportation.
1100 ET USDA weekly grain export inspections.
1900 ET Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari holds a town hall meeting on too big to fail.