Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and 3M (MMM).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +24 points.

Wednesday the Dow was up +187.03 (+1.06%) at 17,908.28.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.77%.

There were 25 Dow stocks up Wednesday.

The Dow stock winners Wednesday were led by JPMorgan (JPM) +4.23% and Caterpillar (CAT) +3.98%.

The Dow stock losers Wednesday were led by Coca Cola (KO) -1.31% and Verizon (VZ) -1.27%.

One time Dow stock, Bank of America (BAC +3.92%), reported Q1 EPS of 20 cents, below consensus of 21 cents.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is up 1.7 cents at $2.098 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 4/13/2016 before the market open of $1.35, beating estimates of $1.259 per share.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 4/18/2016 after the market open.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/19/2016 before the market open.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 4/19/2016 after the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 4/19/2016 before the market open.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 4/19/2016 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 4/20/2016 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 4/20/2016 after the market close.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 4/21/2016 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 4/21/2016 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/21/2016 after the market open.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 4/21/2016 after the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Wal-Mart (WMT)

Wal-Mart (WMT) is up +12.81% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +3,000 to 270,000, previous -9,000 to 267,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -8,000 to 2.183 million, previous +19,000 to 2.191 million.

0830 ET Mar CPI expected +0.2% m/m and +1.1% y/y, Feb -0.2% m/m and +1.0% y/y. Mar CPI ex-food & energy expected +0.2% m/m and +2.3% y/y, Feb +0.3% m/m and +2.3% y/y.

0830 ET USDA weekly Export Sales.

1000 ET Fed Governor Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee in a hearing on current trends and changes in the fixed-income markets.

1000 ET Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart speaks to the ENGAGE International Investment Education Symposium.

1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 5-year TIPS (previous $16 billion) to be auctioned on Apr 21.

1300 ET Treasury auctions $12 billion of 30-year T-bonds.