Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Chevron (CVX) and UnitedHealth (UNH).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -57 points.

Tuesday the Dow was up +54.37 (+0.29%) at 18,923.06.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +8.60%.

There were 19 Dow stocks up Tuesday.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Verizon (VZ) +2.58% and Chevron (CVX) +2.22%.

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by Home Depot (HD) +2.56% and Boeing (BA) -1.25%.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings tonight after the close.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down eight-tenths of a cent at $2.149 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 9/27/2016 after the market close of $0.73, beating consensus of $0.556 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/17/2016 before the market open of $1.58, beating estimates calling for $1.401 per share..

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 10/17/2016 after the market close of $3.29, beating estimates of $3.214 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $4.88, crushing estimates calling for $3.855 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $1.68, beating estimates for $1.646 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $0.80, beating estimates calling for $0.727 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $2.17, beating estimates of $2.077 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 10/19/2016 after the market close of $1.24, beating estimates of $0.963 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 after the market close of $0.76, beating estimates of $0.678 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 before the market open of $1.01, beating estimates of $0.992 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 before the market open of $2.40, beating estimates of $2.374 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 10/21/2016 before the market open of $0.32, Beating estimates of $0.305 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 10/21/2016 before the market open of $1.50, beating estimates of $1.483 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 10/24/2016 before the market open of $0.78, beating estimates calling for $0.729 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 after the market close of $1.67, barely beating estimates of $1.656 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $1.03, beating estimates of $0.976 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $1.07, beating estimates of $0.984 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open $2.15, barely beating estimates of $2.144 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $1.76, beating estimates calling for $1.68 per share.

Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $0.34, beating estimates of $0.21 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $0.85, beating estimates calling for $0.748 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 10/26/2016 before the market open $0.49, barely beating estimates calling for $0.482 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 10/26/2016 before the market open of $3.51, smashing estimates calling for $2.62 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 10/28/2016 before the market open of $0.68, beating estimates calling for $0.39 per share.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 10/28/2016 before the market open of $0.63, beating estimates of $0.595 per share.

Pfizer (PFE) reported earnings on 11/1/2016 before the market open of $0.61, missing estimates calling for $0.62 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 11/10/2016 after the market close of $1.10, missing estimates calling for $1.15 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reported earnings on 11/15/2016 before the market open of $1.60, beating estimates calling for $1.576 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 11/16/2016 after the market close.

Wal-Mart (WMT) reports earnings on 11/17/2016 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Microsoft (MSFT)

Microsoft (MSFT) is up +6.11% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0345 ET St. Louis Fed President James Bullard (voter) speaks on a panel to the UBS European Conference in London about Monetary Policy after QE: Helicopter Money of Back to Raising Rates?

0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -1.2% with purchase sub-index +1.4% and refi sub-index -2.7%.

0745 ET Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari (non-voter) unveils the Feds plan to end too-big-to fail banking in a speech before the Economic Club of New York.

0830 ET Oct PPI final demand expected +0.3% m/m and +1.2% y/y, Sep +0.3% m/m and +0.7% y/y. Oct PPI ex food & energy expected +0.2% m/m and +1.6% y/y, Sep +0.2% m/m and +1.2% y/y.

0915 ET Oct industrial production expected +0.2%, Sep +0.1%. Oct manufacturing production expected +0.3%, Sep +0.2%. Oct capacity utilization expected +0.1 to 75.5%, Sep +0.1 to 75.4%.

1000 ET Nov NAHB housing market index expected unch at 63, Oct -2 to 63.

1030 ET EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

1730 ET Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker (non-voter) speaks on the purposes and functions of the Federal Reserve at an event in Philadelphia.