Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Microsoft (MSFT). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +7 points.

Tuesday the Dow was up +55.53 (+0.22%) at 25,119.89.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.62%.

There were 19 Dow stocks up Tuesday.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +3.54% and DowDuPont (DWDP) +2.04%.

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) -2.60% and IBM (IBM) -1.35%.

IBM and American Express report earnings today after the close.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down six-tenths of a cent at $2.865 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 6/28/2018 before the market open with $1.53 per share, beating estimates calling for $1.503 per share.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 6/28/2018 after the market close of $0.69, beating estimates of $0.673 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 7/13/2018 before the market open of $2.27, beating estimates calling for $2.27 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 7/17/2018 before the market open of $5.98, beating estimates calling for $4.66 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 7/17/2018 before the market open of $2.10, beating estimates of $2.083 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 7/17/2018 before the market open of $3.14, beating estimates of 3.088 per share.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 7/18/2018 after the market close.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 7/18/2018 after the market close.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 7/19/2018 after the market close.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 7/19/2018 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 7/24/2018 before the market open.

United Technologies (UTX) reports earnings on 7/24/2018 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 7/24/2018 before the market open.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 7/25/2018 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 7/25/2018 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 7/26/2018 before the market open.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 7/26/2018 after the market close.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 7/27/2018 before the market open.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reports earnings on 7/27/2018 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 7/27/2018 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 7/30/2018 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

UnitedHealth (UNH)

UnitedHealth (UNH) is up +13.53% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

11:00 MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, 4.76%

11:00 MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW), 2.5%

11:00 MBA Purchase Index, 261.5

11:00 Mortgage Market Index, 372.6

11:00 Mortgage Refinance Index, 958.5

12:30 Building Permits (MoM) (Jun), 6.0%, -4.6%

12:30 Building Permits (Jun), 1.330M, 1.301M

12:30 Housing Starts (Jun), 1.320M, 1.350M

12:30 Housing Starts (MoM) (Jun), -2.2%, 5.0%

14:00 Fed Chair Powell Testifies

14:30 Crude Oil Inventories, -3.622M, -12.633M

14:30 Crude Oil Imports, -1.315M

14:30 Cushing Crude Oil Inventories, -2.062M

14:30 Distillate Fuel Production, -0.021M

14:30 EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks, 0.873M, 4.125M

14:30 Gasoline Production, 0.388M

14:30 Heating Oil Stockpiles, -0.005M

14:30 Gasoline Inventories, -0.044M, -0.694M

18:00 Beige Book