Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Merck (MRK), Nike (NKE) and UnitedHealth (UNH). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +64 points.
Thursday the Dow was up +137.68 (+0.49%) at 28,376.96.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +21.65%.
There were 23 Dow stocks up Thursday.
The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Cisco (CSCO) +2.66%, 3M (MMM) +1.85% and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +1.51%.
The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) -1.43%, Exxon Mobil (XOM) -0.69% and JPMorgan (JPM) -0.50%.
US third-quarter GDP was unrevised at 2.1%.
European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended mostly lower.
The national average price of gasoline is up two-tenths of a cent at $2.553 per gallon.
Earnings Reports
Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 12/19/2019 after the market close of $0.52, missing estimates calling for $0.618 per share.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is up +12.63% year-to-date.
Financial Calendar
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