There are no Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs. There are no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +72 points.

Friday the Dow closed down -86.06 (-0.20%) at 43,828.06.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +16.29%.

Friday, (13) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and none made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Boeing (BA) 169.65 (+1.13%), Travelers (TRV) 246.30 (+0.99%) and UnitedHealth (UNH) 520.48 (+0.92%).

The Dow stock losers Friday were led by Nvidia (NVDA) 134.25 (-2.25%), Disney (DIS) 113.34 (-1.36%) and Amgen (AMGN) 270.62 (-1.26%).

The VIX closed Friday at 13.81 (-0.79%) and the 10 YR at 4.400 (+1.71%). The VIX is currently at 14.23 (+3.04%). The 10YR is at 4.381 (-0.39%).

This week we have the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, when Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to lower the benchmark interest rate again. As of Sunday night, pricing in the Fed funds futures market pointed to a 95.3% likelihood of a rate cut this week.

Honeywell (HON) shares rose about 3% in premarket trading after the company said its board is exploring the possibility of separating its aerospace division.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up one-tenth of a cent at $3.024 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 12/19/24 after the market close.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 1/10/24 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Cisco (CSCO)

Cisco (CSCO) 58.62 (-0.39%) is up +16.03% in 2024.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Dec), 31.20
09:45 AM ET S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI (Dec), 49.7
09:45 AM ET S&P Global Composite PMI (Dec), 54.9
09:45 AM ET S&P Global Services PMI (Dec), 56.1
11:30 AM ET 3-Month Bill Auction, 4.300%
11:30 AM ET 6-Month Bill Auction, 4.200%