DJIA Market Happenings For Wednesday, July 18, 2018

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

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