Dow stocks hitting 52 week highs include Caterpillar (CAT) and Procter & Gamble (PG). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +166 points.

Thursday the Dow was down -807.77 (-2.78%) at 28,292.73.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -0.86%.

There were 2 Dow stocks up Thursday.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were Verizon (VZ) 60.61 (+0.13%) and American Express (AXP) 104.46 (+0.06%).

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Apple (AAPL) 120.88 (-8.01%%), Microsoft (MSFT) 217.30 (-6.19%), Home Depot (HD) 274.63 (-4.38%) and Salesforce (CRM) 265.01 (-4.22%).

The government Jobs Report said Friday morning that the economy added 1.37 million nonfarm jobs in August, slightly better than estimates, after a revised 1.7 million additions in July. While the pace of rehiring during the coronavirus slowed month-over-month, the nation’s August unemployment rate dropped to 8.4%, lower than economists had expected.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down four-tenths of a cent at $2.228 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

There are no Dow stocks set to report earnings in the near term.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

JPMorgan (JPM)

JPMorgan (JPM) 101.33 (-0.31) is down -27.31% year-to-date. JPMorgan (JPM) YTD low was 76.91 on 3/19/2020. JPMorgan has provided a +31.75% gain off the YTD low.

Financial Calendar

8:30 AM ET Jobs Report

1:00 PM ET Baker-Hughes Rig Count