Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Cisco (CSCO) and Nike (NKE).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +57 points.

Monday the Dow was up +56.87 (+0.23%) at 24,386.03.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +23.39%.

There were 19 Dow stocks up Monday.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Disney (DIS) +2.49% and Apple (AAPL) +1.95%.

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Boeing (BA) -0.96% and Home Depot (HD) -0.63%.

The Fed meets Tuesday and Wednesday and is expected to raise rates.

Boeing (BA -0.96%) gained over 1% in after-hours trading after it boosted its dividend by 20% to $1.71 a share from $1.42 a share and authorized a new $18 billion stock buyback plan to replace the $14 billion program they put in place a year ago.

European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down six-tenths of a cent at $2.456 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 12/21/17 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

UnitedHealth (UNH)

UnitedHealth (UNH) is up +92.66% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0830 ET Nov PPI final demand expected +0.3% m/m and +2.9% y/y, Oct +0.4% m/m and +2.8% y/y. Nov PPI ex food & energy expected +0.2% m/m and +2.4% y/y, Oct +0.4% m/m and +2.4% y/y.

1030 ET FOMC begins 2-day policy meeting.

1200 ET USDA Dec WASDE crop production.

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

1400 ET Nov monthly budget statement expected -$135.0 billion, Oct -$63.2 billion.