Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Cisco (CSCO) 115.53 (+13.41%) and Nvidia (NVDA) 235.74 (+4.39%). There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be down -435 points.

Thursday the Dow closed up +370.26 (+0.75%) at 50,063.46.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +4.16%.

Thursday, (18) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (2) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Thursday were led by Cisco (CSCO) 115.53 (+13.41%), Nvidia (NVDA) 235.74 (+4.39%) and Caterpillar (CAT) 920.22 (+1.99%).

The Dow stock losers Thursday were led by Boeing (BA) 229.21 (-4.73%), 3M (MMM) 145.12 (-1.35%) and Amazon (AMZN) 267.22 (-1.08%).

The VIX closed Thursday at 17.26 (-3.41%) and the 10 YR at 4.480 (+0.36%). The VIX is currently at 19.03 (+10.25%). The 10YR is at 4.547 (+1.86%).

U.S. stock futures fell on Friday, bogged down by losses in technology stocks and a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, after a summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended and left traders worried about no major policy breakthroughs.

Microsoft (MSFT) was an exception, however. The stock was 0.6% higher after Bill Ackman said in a post on X Friday that Pershing Square has built a position in the name.

Oil prices traded higher Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 3% to $104 per barrel, while international Brent futures gained 2% to $108.

Boeing (BA) shares extended their losses Friday following a nearly 5% drop in the previous session, as investors were let down by Trump saying that China has agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, just 50 more than the company had previously anticipated.

Thursday marked a winning session for the indexes. The Dow reclaimed the 50,000 level, and the S&P 500 closed above 7,500 for the first time.

Factory activity in the New York region jumped to its highest level in more than four years during May, according to a report Friday. The Empire State Manufacturing index leaped to 9 points 19.6 for the month, much better than the 7.0 estimate and the highest level since April 2022, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The index measures the difference between companies reporting growth against contraction. Along with the big gain in the headline number came a surge in the prices indexes. The prices paid index climbed to 62.6, while prices received rose to 31.8, both the highest levels since 2022. The employment index was little changed at 8.3.

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

The national average price of gasoline is down six-tenths of a cent at $4.534 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) reported earnings on 5/6/26 before the market open with $1.57, beating estimates for $1.485 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 5/7/26 before the market open with $2.83, beating estimates for $2.74 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reported earnings on 5/13/26 after the market close with $1.06, beating estimates for $0.855 per share.

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

McDonald’s (MCD)

McDonald’s (MCD) 274.97 (-0.26%) is down -10.03% in 2026.

Financial Calendar

08:30 AM ET NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (May), 7.30, 11.00
09:15 AM ET Capacity Utilization Rate (Apr), 75.8%, 75.7%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (YoY) (Apr), 0.74%
09:15 AM ET Industrial Production (MoM) (Apr), 0.3%, -0.5%
09:15 AM ET Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Apr), 0.2%, -0.1%
13:00 PM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count, 410
13:00 PM ET U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count, 548
15:30 PM ET CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions, 0.4K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Copper speculative net positions, 62.8K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Corn speculative net positions, 433.4K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions, 178.8K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Gold speculative net positions, 163.3K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions, 1.2K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions, -166.6K
15:30 PM ET CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions, -103.9K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Silver speculative net positions, 23.9K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions, 232.2K
15:30 PM ET CFTC Wheat speculative net positions, -16.7K