Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Caterpillar (CAT) 385.93 (+3.98%), Home Depot (HD) 400.66 (+2.22%), IBM (IBM) 220.97 (+0.21%) and 3M (MMM) 137.22 (+1.16%). There are no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -28 points.

Tuesday the Dow closed up +83.57 (+0.20%) at 42,208.22.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +11.99%.

Tuesday, (19) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (4) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) 385.93 (+3.98%), Dow (DOW) 53.45 (+2.71%) and Salesforce (CRM) 270.44 (+2.36%).

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by Visa (V) 272.78 (-5.49%), Amgen (AMGN) 330.92 (-1.40%) and Microsoft (MSFT) 429.17 (-1.00%).

The VIX closed Tuesday at 15.39 (-3.15%) and the 10 YR at 3.726 (-0.21%). The VIX is currently at 15.60 (+1.36%). The 10YR is at 3.757 (+0.62%).

The Dow closes at record highs yesterday. Upcoming economic data includes new home sales for August, due out on Wednesday morning, and weekly jobless claims on Thursday.

Yep, nothing much happening this morning. Markets appear to be unchanged to slightly down.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up three-tenths of a cent at $3.213 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 10/1/24 after the market close.

JPMorgan (JPM) reports earnings on 10/11/24 before the market open.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 10/15/24 before the market open.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 10/15/24 before the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 10/15/24 before the market open.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 10/17/24 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/18/24 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/18/24 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Home Depot (HD)

Home Depot (HD) 400.66 (+2.22%) is up +15.61% in 2024.

Financial Calendar

07:00 AM ET MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, 6.15%
07:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW), 14.2%
07:00 AM ET MBA Purchase Index, 146.1
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Market Index, 266.8
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Refinance Index, 941.4
08:30 AM ET Building Permits (Aug), 1.475M, 1.406M
08:30 AM ET Building Permits (MoM) (Aug), 4.9%, -3.3%
10:00 AM ET New Home Sales (MoM) (Aug), 10.6%
10:00 AM ET New Home Sales (Aug), 699K, 739K
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Inventories, -1.200M, -1.630M
10:30 AM ET EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW), -0.282M
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Imports, -1.829M
10:30 AM ET Cushing Crude Oil Inventories, -1.979M
10:30 AM ET Distillate Fuel Production, -0.153M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks, -2.200M, 0.125M
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Production, 0.284M
10:30 AM ET Heating Oil Stockpiles, -0.352M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW), -0.7%
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Inventories, 0.200M, 0.069M
13:00 PM ET 5-Year Note Auction, 3.645%
16:00 PM ET FOMC Member Kugler Speaks