There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs. Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows include Nike (NKE) 52.07 (-1.72%).
The Market
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -243 points.
Thursday the Dow closed down -469.38 (-1.01%) at 45,960.11.
Year-to-date the Dow is down -4.38%.
Thursday, (21) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and none made 52-week highs.
The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Salesforce (CRM) 185.64 (-2.02%), Chevron (CVX) 207.79 (+1.29%) and Verizon (VZ) 50.74 (+0.73%).
The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Nvidia (NVDA) 171.24 (-4.16%), 3M (MMM) 143.99 (-2.74%) and Boeing (BA) 194.36 (-2.63%).
The VIX closed Thursday at 27.44 (+8.33%) and the 10 YR at 4.416 (+0.05%). The VIX is currently at 29.69 (+8.20%). The 10YR is at 4.467 (+1.20%).
International benchmark Brent crude futures rose 2% to above $110 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures also gained 2% to above $96 a barrel.
Trump extended a deadline to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure said he would extend a pause to attack Iran’s energy facilities to April 6, a little over a week after the original deadline that was set to end Friday.
The Strait of Hormuz is closed, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said to the country’s state media, adding that movement through the key waterway will face a harsh response. Two Chinese ships were turned away from crossing the Strait early Friday, and a Thai-flagged cargo ship that had been hit in the waterway has run aground, Iran state media said.
U.S. futures are lower, European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly higher.
The national average price of gasoline is down three-tenths of a cent at $3.978 per gallon.
Earnings Reports
Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 3/31/26 after the market close.
Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 4/13/26 before the market open.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 4/14/26 before the market open.
JPMorgan (JPM) reports earnings on 4/14/26 before the market open.
Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 4/16/26 before the market open.
3M (MMM) reports earnings on 4/21/26 before the market open.
UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 4/21/26 before the market open.
Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 4/22/26 before the market open.
IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 4/22/26 after the market close.
American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 4/23/26 before the market open.
Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 4/23/26 before the market open.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 239.24 (-0.29%) is up +15.60% in 2026.
Financial Calendar
08:30 AM ET Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Feb), 0.4%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Mar), 3.4%, 3.4%
10:00 AM ET Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (Mar), 3.2%, 3.3%
10:00 AM ET Michigan Consumer Expectations (Mar), 54.1, 56.6
10:00 AM ET Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Mar), 55.5, 56.6
10:00 AM ET Michigan Current Conditions (Mar), 57.8, 56.6
10:00 AM ET Wholesale Inventories (MoM) (Feb), 0.2%
11:00 AM ET FOMC Member Barkin Speaks
11:30 AM ET FOMC Member Daly Speaks
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count, 414
13:00 AM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count, 552
16:30 AM ET CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions, -0.7K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Copper speculative net positions, 48.0K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Corn speculative net positions, 312.3K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions, 218.7K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Gold speculative net positions, 159.9K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions, 24.1K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions, -178.0K
16:30 AM ET CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions, -113.1K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Silver speculative net positions, 21.9K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions, 221.1K
16:30 AM ET CFTC Wheat speculative net positions, -25.7K

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