Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include American Express (AXP) 384.89 (+2.48%), Caterpillar (CAT) 625.61 (+1.67%), Goldman Sachs (GS) 911.03 (+2.45%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 210.01 (+1.68%). There are no Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +86 points.

Thursday the Dow closed up +646.26 (+1.34%) at 48,704.01.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +14.48%.

Thursday, (21) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (4) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Visa (V) 345.63 (+6.11%), Nike (NKE) 67.74 (+2.96%) and UnitedHealth (UNH) 336.73 (+2.55%).

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Coca Cola (KO) 69.11 (-1.57%), Nvidia (NVDA) 180.93 (-1.55%) and Cisco (CSCO) 79.27 (-1.22%).

The VIX closed Thursday at 14.85 (-5.83%) and the 10 YR at 4.168 (+0.36%). The VIX is currently at 14.94 (+0.61%). The 10YR is at 4.202 (+1.18%).

Not much going on with Dow stocks today.

The Dow looks to be headed for fresh new highs.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down eight-tenths of a cent at $2.932 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (MKE) reports earnings on 12/18/2025 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar (CAT) 625.61 (+1.67%) is up +72.46% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

07:00 AM ET OPEC Monthly Report
08:30 AM ET Continuing Jobless Claims, 1,838K, 1,950K, 1,937K
08:30 AM ET Exports (Sep), 289.30B, 280.80B
08:30 AM ET Imports (Sep), 342.10B, 340.40B
08:30 AM ET Initial Jobless Claims, 236K, 220K, 192K
08:30 AM ET Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg., 216.75K, 214.75K
08:30 AM ET Trade Balance (Sep), -52.80B, -62.50B, -59.30B
10:00 AM ET Wholesale Inventories (MoM) (Sep), 0.5%, 0.1%, 0.0%
10:00 AM ET Wholesale Trade Sales (MoM) (Sep), -0.2%, -0.2%
10:30 AM ET Natural Gas Storage, -177B, -170B, -12B
11:30 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction, 3.610%, 3.680%
11:30 AM ET 8-Week Bill Auction, 3.610%, 3.620%
13:00 PM ET 30-Year Bond Auction, 4.773%, 4.694%
16:30 PM ET Fed’s Balance Sheet, 6,539B, 6,536B
16:30 PM ET Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks, 2.974T, 2.878T