Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Disney (DIS), Home Depot (HD), McDonald’s (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and UnitedHealth (UNH). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +22 points.

Thursday the Dow was up +6.24 (+0.03%) at 20,981.33.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +6.17%.

There were 13 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Intel (INTC) +1.35% and Home Depot (HD) +1.23%.

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) -1.89% and Dupont (DD) -1.81%.

Intel (INTC +1.35%) fell over 3% in pre-market trading after it reported Q1 revenue of $14.796 billion, below consensus of $14.812 billion.

Microsoft (MSFT +0.65%) fell over 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 capital expenditures of $1.70 billion, below consensus of $2.27 billion.

European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down five-tenths of a cent at $2.403 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 3/21/2017 after the market close of $0.68, beating estimates calling for $0.524 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 4/13/2017 before the market open of $1.65, beating estimates calling for $1.512 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 4/18/2017 before the market open of $1.83, beating estimates of $1.767 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 4/18/2017 before the market open of $5.15, missing estimates calling for $5.34 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 4/18/2017 before the market open of $2.37, beating estimates of $2.18 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 4/18/2017 after the market close of $2.38, beating estimates calling for $2.341 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 4/19/2017 after the market close of $1.34, beating estimates calling for $1.276 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 4/20/2017 before the market open of $2.16, missing estimates calling for $2.409 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 4/20/2017 before the market open of $0.95, missing estimates calling for $0.977 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 4/20/2017 after the market close of $0.86, beating estimates calling for $0.789 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 4/21/2017 before the market open of $0.21, beating estimates calling for $0.17 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 4/25/2017 before the market open$2.16, beating estimates calling for $2.069 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 4/25/2017 before the market open of $1.28, smashing estimates calling for $0.618 per share.

Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 4/25/2017 before the market open of $1.64, beating estimates of $1.383 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 4/25/2017 before the market open of $0.43, missing estimates calling for $0.438 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 4/25/2017 before the market open of $1.47, beating estimates calling for $1.318 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 4/26/2017 before the market open of $2.01, beating estimates of $1.914 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 4/26/2017 before the market open of $1.48, beating estimates calling for $1.387 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 4/26/2017 before the market open of $0.96, beating estimates of $0.936 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 4/27/2017 after the market close of $0.66, missing estimates calling for $0.672 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 4/27/2017 after the market close of $0.73, beating estimates calling for $0.719 per share.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 4/28/2017 before the market open of $0.95, beating estimates calling for $0.909 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 4/28/2017 before the market open of $1.41, smashing estimates of $0.869 per share.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 5/2/2017 before the market open.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 5/2/2017 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is up +7.40% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Q1 GDP expected +1.0% (q/q annualized), Q4 +2.1%. Q1 personal consumption expected +0.9%, Q4 +3.5%. Q1 GDP price index expected +2.0%, Q4 +2.1%. Q1 core PCE expected +2.0%, Q4 +1.3%.

0830 ET Q1 employment cost index expected +0.6%, Q4 +0.5%.

0945 ET Apr Chicago PMI expected -1.2 to 56.4, Mar +0.3 to 57.7.

1000 ET Final-Apr University of Michigan U.S. consumer sentiment index expected unch at 98.0, prelim-Apr +1.1 to 98.0.

1430 ET Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker (voter) speaks at an event in Washington on How STEM Can Get You Anywhere.