Dow stocks hitting 52 week highs include McDonald’s (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Visa (V). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -10 points.

Monday the Dow was down -61.92 (-0.18%) at 33,981.57.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +11.03%.

There were 12 Dow stocks up Monday.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by American Express (AXP) 150.34 (+4.16%), Boeing (BA) 241.44 (+1.28%) and Goldman Sachs (GS) 343.52 (+1.23%).

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Procter & Gamble (PG) 131.26 (-2.00%), Coca Cola (KO) 53.66 (-1.49%) and Walmart (WMT) 137.91 (-1.42%).

The Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day April policy meeting Tuesday. The central bank is not expected to take any action.

Benchmark 10-year note yields hold at 1.585% in overnight trading ahead of a $62 billion auction of 7-year notes later today while the dollar rebounds 0.2% from multi-week lows.

CDC data shows 95.9 million Americans have now been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, with around 230.7 million doses administered as of Monday.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down three-tenths of a cent at $2.885 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 4/14/2021 before the market open of $18.60, beating estimates of $9.79 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 4/14/2021 before the market open of $4.50, beating estimates of $3.046 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 4/15/2021 before the market open of $5.31, beating estimates of $4.423 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 4/19/2021 before the market open of $0.55, beating estimates of $0.497 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 4/19/2021 after the market close of $1.77, beating estimates of $1.668 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 4/20/2021 before the market open of $2.69, beating estimates of $2.31 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 4/20/2021 before the market open of $1.26, beating estimates of $1.184 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 4/20/2021 before the market open of $2.73, beating estimates of $2.443 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 4/21/2021 before the market open of $1.31, beating estimates of $1.287 per share.

Dow (DOW) reported earnings on 4/22/2021 before the market open of $1.36, beating estimates of $1.103 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 4/22/2021 after the market close of $1.39, beating estimates of $1.151 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 4/23/2021 before the market open of $2.74, beating estimates of $1.678 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 4/23/2021 before the market open $2.03, beating estimates of $1.803 per share.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/27/2021 before the market open.

Amgen (AMGN) reports earnings on 4/27/2021 after the market close.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 4/27/2021 after the market close.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 4/27/2021 after the market close.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 4/28/2021 before the market open.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 4/28/2021 after the market close.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 4/29/2021 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 4/29/2021 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 4/29/2021 before the market open.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 4/30/2021 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Verizon (VZ)

Verizon (VZ) 56.94 (-0.63%) is down -3.08% in 2021.

Financial Calendar

FOMC Meeting Begins Today

8:55 AM ET Redbook

9:00 AM ET Case-Shiller Home Price Index

9:00 AM ET FHFA House Price Index

10:00 AM ET Consumer Confidence

10:00 AM ET Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index

11:00 AM ET 4-Week Bill Announcement

11:00 AM ET 8-Week Bill Announcement

11:30 AM ET 2-Yr FRN Note Auction

1:00 PM ET 7-Yr Note Auction

1:00 PM ET Money Supply