Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Amazon (AMZN) 273.55 (+0.55%), Caterpillar (CAT) 904.59 (+3.41%) and Cisco (CSCO) 94.30 (+1.80%). Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows include Home Depot (HD) 315.42 (+0.96%) and McDonald’s (MCD) 285.17 (+0.38%).

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +414 points.

Tuesday the Dow closed up +356.35 (+0.73%) at 49,298.25.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.57%.

Tuesday, (19) Dow stocks were up, (2) made 52-week lows, and (3) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Caterpillar (CAT) 904.59 (+3.41%), Apple (AAPL) 284.18 (+2.66%) and Cisco (CSCO)94.30 (+1.80%).

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) 363.87 (-1.86%), Visa (V) 322.03 (-1.47%) and American Express (AXP) 315.95 (-1.02%).

The VIX closed Tuesday at 18.29 (+7.65%) and the 10 YR at 4.425 (+1.05%). The VIX is currently at 16.55 (-4.78%). The 10YR is at 4.366 (-0.98%).

Stock futures rose Wednesday amid reports that the U.S. and Iran were nearing an agreement to end the war, and after Trump said that “Great Progress” has been made toward reaching a deal with Tehran. The gains also come after Trump said that he is pausing “Project Freedom,” the U.S.’s plan to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson also said that Iran was evaluating a U.S. proposal toward a resolution. Trump signaled later Wednesday that a deal was not certain, however, saying it was a “perhaps, a big assumption” Iran would agree to the U.S. proposal.

Private sector job creation was stronger than expected in April, providing more evidence of a stable labor market and less incentive for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates amid persistently higher inflation, ADP reported Wednesday. The payrolls processing firm said companies added 109,000 jobs for the month, a step up from the 61,000 created in March and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 84,000. The March total was revised down by 1,000.

Disney (DIS) jumped 5% on fiscal second-quarter revenue that beat analyst expectations. Driving the beat was a strong performance from the company’s streaming and theme park businesses.

Oil prices plunged as traders pared exposure on hopes the war would end soon. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped nearly 9% to around $93 per barrel. International Brent lost 7.7% to trade near $101.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up 5.3 cents at $4.536 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 3/31/26 after the market close with $0.35, beating estimates for $0.29 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 4/13/26 before the market open with $17.55, beating estimates for $16.342 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 4/14/26 before the market open with $2.70, beating estimates for $2.671 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 4/14/26 before the market open with $5.94, beating estimates for $5.486 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 4/16/26 before the market open with $7.71, beating estimates for $6.976 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 4/21/26 before the market open with $2.14, beating estimates for $2.016 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 4/21/26 before the market open with $7.23, beating estimates for $6.475 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 4/22/26 before the market open with -$0.20, beating estimates for -$0.946 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 4/22/26 after the market close with $1.91, beating estimates for $1.813 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 4/23/26 before the market open with $4.28, beating estimates for $4.033 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 4/23/26 before the market open with $2.45, beating estimates for $2.309 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 4/24/26 before the market open with $1.59, beating estimates for $1.563 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 4/27/26 before the market open with $1.24, beating estimates for $1.217 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 4/28/26 before the market open with $0.86, beating estimates for $0.809 per share.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reported earnings on 4/28/26 before the market open with $2.35, beating estimates for $2.24 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 4/28/26 after the market close with $3.31, beating estimates for $3.091 per share.

Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings on 4/29/26 after the market close with $2.78, beating estimates for $1.595 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 4/29/26 after the market close with $4.27, beating estimates for $4.068 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 4/30/26 before the market open with $5.54, beating estimates for $4.55 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 4/30/26 before the market open with -$1.28, beating estimates for -$1.514 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 4/30/26 after the market close with $2.01, beating estimates for $1.916 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 4/30/26 after the market close with $5.15, beating estimates for $4.73 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 5/1/26 before the market open with $1.41, beating estimates for $0.915 per share.

Disney (DIS) reports earnings on 5/6/26 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 5/7/26 before the market open.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 5/13/26 after the market close.

Home Depot (HD) reports earnings on 5/19/26 before the market open.

Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings on 5/20/26 after the market close.

Walmart (WMT) reports earnings on 5/21/26 before the market open.

Salesforce (CRM) reports earnings on 5/27/26 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Home Depot (HD)

Home Depot (HD) 315.42 (+0.96%) is down -8.34% in 2026.

Financial Calendar

07:00 AM ET MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, 6.37%
07:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW), -1.6%
07:00 AM ET MBA Purchase Index, 177.7
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Market Index, 298.5
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Refinance Index, 977.9
08:15 AM ET ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Apr), 116K, 62K
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Inventories, -2.800M, -6.234M
10:30 AM ET EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW), 0.084M
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Imports, -1.968M
10:30 AM ET Cushing Crude Oil Inventories, -0.796M
10:30 AM ET Distillate Fuel Production, -0.013M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks, -2.000M, -4.494M
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Production, -0.238M
10:30 AM ET Heating Oil Stockpiles, -0.625M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW), 0.5%
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Inventories, -1.700M, -6.075M
13:00 PM ET Fed Goolsbee Speaks