Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Cisco (CSCO), Goldman Sachs (GS), Home Depot (HD), JPMorgan (JPM), Coca Cola (KO), McDonald’s (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT), Travelers (TRV), Visa (V), Wal-Mart (WMT) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). Dow stock 52 week lows include General Electric (GE).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +3 points.

Monday the Dow was up +142.88 (+0.55%) at 26214.60.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +6.05%.

There were 23 Dow stocks up Monday.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Verizon (VZ) +2.99% and Goldman Sachs (GS) +2.11%.

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Nike (NKE) -1.22% and Apple (APPL) -0.82%.

Caterpillar (CAT +0.28%) was upgraded to ‘Buy’ from ‘Neutral’ at Seaport Global with a price target of $195.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is up five-tenths of a cent at $2.543 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 12/21/17 after the market close of $0.46, beating estimates of $0.437 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/12/2018 before the market open of $1.07, missing estimates calling for $1.726 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/16/2018 before the market open of $2.59, beating estimates of $2.559 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/17/2018 before the market open of -$5.51 (includes tax loss), missing estimates calling for $5.064 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 1/18/2017 after the market close of -$1.41, missing estimates calling for $1.564 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/18/2018 after the market close of $5.01, missing estimates calling for $5.191 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 1/23/2018 at an unspecified time.

Procter & Gamble reports earnings on 1/23/2018 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 1/23/2018 at an unspecified time.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 1/23/2018 before the market open.

General Electric (GE) reports earnings on 1/24/2018 before the market open.

United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 1/24/2018 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 1/25/2018 before the market open.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 1/25/2018 after the market close.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 1/25/2018 at an unspecified time.

Pfizer (PFE) reports earnings on 1/30/2018 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 1/30/2018 at an unspecified time.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 1/31/2018 at an unspecified time.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 1/31/2018 before the market open.

DowDupont (DWDP) reports earnings on 2/1/2018 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 2/1/2018 after the market close.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 2/1/2018 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 2/2/2018 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 2/2/2018 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 2/2/2018 at an unspecified time.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Travelers (TRV)

Travelers (TRV) is up +2.74% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

1000 ET Jan Richmond Fed manufacturing index expected -2 to 18, Dec -10 to 20.

1300 ET Treasury auctions $26 billion of 2-year T-notes.

1500 ET USDA Dec Cold Storage.