Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Apple (AAPL), Coca Cola (KO), McDonald’s (MCD), Procter & Gamble (PG) and UnitedHealth (UNH). Dow stock 52-week lows include Verizon (VZ).
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -106 points.
Monday the Dow closed down -320.04 (-0.89%) at 35,650.95.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +16.48%.
There were 7 Dow stocks up Monday.
The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Coca Cola (KO) 57.76 (+2.63%), Walmart (WMT) 143.57 (+1.80%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 168.45 (+1.79%).
The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Boeing (BA) 197.40 (-3.74%), Dow (DOW) 53.32 (-2.49%) and Home Depot (HD) 405.24 (-2.45%).
U.S. stock futures are extending Tuesday’s decline after another hot inflation report. On the first day of the Federal Reserve’s final, scheduled two-day meeting of the year, the government said November producer prices soared 9.6% year over year. That was the fastest pace on record and higher than expectations.
U.S. futures are lower, European stocks are mostly lower and Asian markets ended mostly lower.
The national average price of gasoline is up seven-tenths of a cent at $3.323 per gallon.
Earnings Reports
Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 12/20/2021 after the market close.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
UnitedHealth (UNH) 478.14 (-0.02%) is up +36.35% in 2021.
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