Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Walmart (WMT) 164.66 (-0.52%). There are no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +30 points.

Friday the Dow closed up +222.24 (+0.66%) at 34,061.32.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.76%.

Friday, (22) Dow stocks were up, none were at 52-week lows and (1) was at 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Goldman Sachs (GS) 327.62 (+4.42%), Walgreens (WBA) 22.11 (+2.84%) and Disney (DIS) 85.07 (+2.14%).

The Dow stock losers Friday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) 530.90 (-0.98%), Procter & Gamble (PG) 150.07 (-0.90%) and Chevron (CVX) 147.61 (-0.77%).

The VIX closed Friday at 14.91 (-4.79%) and the 10 YR at 4.561 (-2.10%). The VIX is currently at 15.32 (+2.75%). The 10YR is at 4.573 (+0.04%).

The Dow ended last week up by 5.07% for its biggest weekly advance since October 2022.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down three-tenths of a cent at $3.418 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 9/28/23 after the market close with $0.94, beating estimates of $0.739 per share.

Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 10/12/23 before the market open with $0.67, beating estimates of $0.682.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/13/23 before the market open with $4.33, beating estimates of $3.96 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/13/23 before the market open with $6.56, beating estimates of $6.327 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 10/17/23 before the market open with $5.47, beating estimates of $5.31 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 10/17/23 before the market open with $2.66, beating estimates of $2.524 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 10/18/23 before the market open with $1.95, missing estimates of $2.932 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/18/23 before the market open with $1.83, beating estimates of $1.71per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 10/20/23 before the market open with $3.30, missing estimates of $2.961 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open with $2.68, beating estimates of $2.335 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open with $0.74, beating estimates of $0.687 per share.

Dow (DOW) reported earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open with $0.48, beating estimates of $0.435 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open with $1.22, beating estimates of $1.174 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 10/24/23 after the market close with $2.99, beating estimates of $2.65 per share.

Visa (v) reported earnings on 10/24/23 after the market close with $2.33, beating estimates of $2.233 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 10/25/23 before the market open with -$3.26, missing estimates of -$3.205 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 10/25/23 after the market close with $2.20, beating estimates of $2.12 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 10/26/23 before the market open with $2.27, beating estimates of $2.224 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 10/26/23 before the market open with $2.13, beating estimates of $1.942 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 10/26/23 after the market close with $0.41, beating estimates of $0.034per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 10/27/23 before the market open with $3.05, missing estimates of $3.678 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 10/30/23 before the market open with $3.17, beating estimates of $3.003 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 10/31/23 before the market open with $4.96, beating estimates of $4.655 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 10/31/23 before the market open with $5.52, beating estimates of $4.753 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 11/2/23 after the market close with $1.46, beating estimates of $1.392 per share.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 11/8/23 after the market close.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 11/14/23 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Apple (AAPL)

Apple (AAPL) 176.65 (-0.52%) is up +35.96% in 2023.

Financial Calendar

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