Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Cisco (CSCO), McDonald’s (MCD), Procter & Gamble (PG) and UnitedHealth (UNH). There are no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +16 points.

Monday the Dow closed up +351.82 (+0.98%) at 36,302.38.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +18.61%.

There were 27 Dow stocks up Monday.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Microsoft (MSFT) 342.45 (+2.32%), Apple (AAPL) 180.33 (+2.30%) and Chevron (CVX) 118.79 (+2.04%).

The Dow stock losers Monday were Disney (DIS) 152.80 (-0.54%), Boeing (BA) 203.17 (-0.51%) and Verizon (VZ) 52.68 (+0.00%).

Not much happening again this morning. Still getting snow and extreme cold again here in the Pacific Northwest.

Apple (AAPL) is closing its 12 New York City stores to indoor traffic due to the spread of the Covid-19 omicron variant.

U.S. futures are mixed, European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended higher.

The national average price of gasoline is down two-tenths of a cent at $3.284 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 12/20/2021 after the market close with $0.83, beating estimates of $0.626 per share.

Walgreens (WBA) reports earnings on 1/6/2021 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar (CAT) 206.38 (+0.09%) is up +13.38% in 2021.

Financial Calendar

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11:30 AM ET 52-Week Bill Auction
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