Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Home Depot (HD). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +63 points.

Thursday the Dow was up +45.41 (+0.17%) at 27,182.45.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +16.53%.

There were 22 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Visa (V) +1.71%, 3M (MMM) +1.49% and Travelers (TRV) +1.42%.

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Walgreens (WBA) -431%, Boeing (BA) -1.91% and UnitedHealth (UNH) -1.75%.

President Donald Trump suggested he would consider an interim trade deal with China, even though he would rather have a full agreement to end the yearlong trade war between the two countries. After Trump’s delay of planned tariff rate increases on $250 billion in Chinese goods, Beijing said it plans to exclude American farm goods, including soybeans, from tariffs, in the latest move to ease tensions before high-level trade talks restart next month.

Trump also revealed that the White House has a new tax cut in the works for middle-class Americans. “It will be a very, very substantial tax cut for middle-income folks, who work so hard,” the president said at a GOP retreat in Baltimore on Thursday night.

Goldman Sachs significantly cut its price target for Apple (AAPL), predicting a 26% downside from Thursday’s $223 close.

European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down one-tenth of a cent at $2.570 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 9/24/2019 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Chevron (CVX)

Chevron (CVX) is up +11.61% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

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