Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Chevron (CVX) 210.71 (-0.21%). Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows include Nike (NKE) 51.24 (-0.25%).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +471 points.

Monday the Dow closed up +49.50 (+0.11%) at 45,216.14.

Year-to-date the Dow is down -5.92%.

Monday, (20) Dow stocks were up, (1) made 52-week lows, and (1) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Salesforce (CRM)185.03 (+3.19%), Travelers (TRV) 291.82 (+2.30%) and Disney (DIS) 94.32 (+2.06%).

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) 667.43 (-4.02%), Cisco (CSCO) 77.04 (-3.60%) and Nvidia (NVDA) 165.17 (-1.40%).

The VIX closed Monday at 30.61 (-1.42%) and the 10 YR at 4.338 (-0.32%). The VIX is currently at 28.11 (-8.17%). The 10YR is at 4.312 (-0.92%).

Brent crude futures is up 4% to trade above $117 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate futures advanced nearly 1% to above $103 per barrel.

Aluminum closed in on prices not seen since 2022 following Iranian attacks on two Middle Eastern producers over the weekend, heightening fears of a supply crisis for the industry. Futures prices on the London Metal Exchange initially jumped 5.5% on Monday to briefly touch $3,492 per ton, a price last seen in April 2022. It pulled back slightly by Monday afternoon to land 3.5% higher at $3,381 per ton. Aluminum has risen around 10% since the conflict began on Feb. 28, though it fell briefly last week alongside most other asset classes amid fears of a global recession. Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) and Aluminum Bahrain, two of the Gulf’s largest producers, came under fire from Iranian drones and missiles on Saturday.

U.S. gasoline prices have surged above $4 per gallon for the first time in more than three years, as the oil supply shock triggered by the Middle East war rapidly drives up costs for families. Prices at the pump hit a nationwide average of $4.018, the highest level since August 2022 when Russia’s war against Ukraine shook energy markets, the travel association AAA said. Gas prices have soared more than 30% since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February, according to AAA data.

As March draws to a close, the tech sector is on pace for its fifth consecutive losing month, its longest run of monthly losses since September 2002.

You can thank Trump for all the extra prices you are paying on everything.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up 2.8 cents at $4.018 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.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 4/24/26 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 4/27/26 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Coca Cola (KO)

Coca Cola (KO) 76.27 (+0.74%) is up +9.10% in 2026.

Financial Calendar

08:55 AM ET Redbook (YoY), 6.7%
09:00 AM ET House Price Index (MoM) (Jan), 0.1%, 0.1%
09:00 AM ET House Price Index (YoY) (Jan), 1.8%
09:00 AM ET House Price Index (Jan), 440.4
09:00 AM ET S&P/CS HPI Composite – 20 s.a. (MoM) (Jan), 0.5%
09:00 AM ET S&P/CS HPI Composite – 20 n.s.a. (MoM) (Jan), -0.1%
09:00 AM ET S&P/CS HPI Composite – 20 n.s.a. (YoY) (Jan), 1.4%, 1.4%
09:45 AM ET Chicago PMI (Mar), 54.5, 57.7
10:00 AM ET CB Consumer Confidence (Mar), 88.0, 91.2
10:00 AM ET JOLTS Job Openings (Feb), 6.900M, 6.946M
10:30 AM ET Dallas Fed Services Revenues (Mar), 4.1
10:30 AM ET Texas Services Sector Outlook (Mar), -3.2
12:00 PM ET Fed Goolsbee Speaks
15:00 PM ET Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
16:30 PM ET API Weekly Crude Oil Stock, 2.300M
17:10 PM ET FOMC Member Bowman Speaks