There are no Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs. Dow stock 52-week lows include Walgreens (WBA) 21.34 (+1.04%).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -194 points.

Monday the Dow closed up +43.04 (+0.13%) at 34,006.88.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.59%.

Monday, (15) Dow stocks were up, (1) was at 52-week lows and none were at 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Dow (DOW) 51.09 (+1.67%), Chevron (CVX) 168.71 (+1.46%) and Honeywell (HON) 191.86 (+1.10%).

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by 3M (MMM) 94.79 (-2.32%), Coca Cola (KO) 57.00 (-1.04%) and McDonald’s (MCD) 269.78 (-0.90%).

The VIX closed Monday at 16.90 (-1.74%) and the 10 YR at 4.556 (+0.37%). The VIX is currently at 17.69 (+4.67%). The 10YR is at 4.519 (-0.44%).

Investors this week are grappling with negotiations in Washington, as lawmakers hope to avert a government shutdown that could take place as early as Oct. 1 if Congress doesn’t agree on a spending bill. However there are several Republicans that want to shut down the government.

In September the Dow has lost -3.8%.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down 1.1 cents at $3.838 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 9/28/23 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Amgen (AMGN)

Amgen (AMGN) 266.86 (-031%) is up +1.61% in 2023.

Financial Calendar

08:00 AM ET Building Permits (MoM), 6.9%, 0.1%
08:00 AM ET Building Permits, 1.543M, 1.443M
08:55 AM ET Redbook (YoY), 3.6%
09:00 AM ET House Price Index (YoY) (Jul), 3.1%
09:00 AM ET House Price Index (MoM) (Jul), 0.5%, 0.3%
09:00 AM ET House Price Index (Jul), 405.8
09:00 AM ET S&P/CS HPI Composite – 20 s.a. (MoM) (Jul), 0.9%
09:00 AM ET S&P/CS HPI Composite – 20 n.s.a. (MoM) (Jul), 0.9%
09:00 AM ET S&P/CS HPI Composite – 20 n.s.a. (YoY) (Jul), -0.3%, -1.2%
10:00 AM ET CB Consumer Confidence (Sep), 105.5, 106.1
10:00 AM ET New Home Sales (MoM) (Aug), 4.4%
10:00 AM ET New Home Sales (Aug), 700K, 714K
10:00 AM ET Richmond Manufacturing Index (Sep), -6, -7
10:00 AM ET Richmond Manufacturing Shipments (Sep), -5
10:00 AM ET Richmond Services Index (Sep), 4
10:30 AM ET Dallas Fed Services Revenues (Sep), 16.2
10:30 AM ET Texas Services Sector Outlook (Sep), -2.7
13:00 PM ET 2-Year Note Auction, 5.024%
13:30 PM ET FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
16:30 PM ET API Weekly Crude Oil Stock, -5.250M