Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Boeing (BA), IBM (IBM), Microsoft (MSFT), Travelers (TRV) and United Technologies (UTX).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -24 points.
Tuesday the Dow was up +114.78 (+0.58%) at 19,911.21.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +14.27%.
There were 23 Dow stocks up Tuesday.
The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Intel (INTC) +2.31% and Exxon Mobil (XOM) +1.76%.
The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by Dupont (DD) -0.45% and 3M (MMM) -0.45%.
Gold bounced from its lowest close in 10 months before the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting to set interest rates amid unanimous expectations for the first increase this year.
European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly higher.
The national average price of gasoline is up eight-tenths of a cent at $2.220 per gallon.
Earnings Reports.
Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 12/20/16 after the market close.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Coca Cola (KO) is down -2.79% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -0.7% with purchase sub-index +0.4% and refi sub-index -0.7%.
0830 ET Nov retail sales expected +0.3% and +0.4% ex autos, Oct +0.8% and +0.8% ex autos.
0830 ET Nov PPI final demand expected +0.1% m/m and +0.9% y/y, Oct unch m/m and +0.8% y/y. Nov PPI ex food & energy expected +0.2% m/m and +1.3% y/y, Oct -0.2% m/m and +1.2% y/y.
0915 ET Nov industrial production expected -0.3%, Oct unch. Nov manufacturing production expected -0.2%, Oct +0.2%. Nov capacity utilization expected -0.2 to 75.1%, Oct -0.1 to 75.3%.
1000 ET Oct business inventories expected -0.1%, Sep +0.1%.
1030 ET EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
1400 ET FOMC announces interest rate decision, expected 25 bp increase in fed funds rate target range to 0.50%-0.75% from 0.25%-0.50%.
1400 ET FOMC summary of economic projections.