NASDAQ up 0.34%. S&P up 0.20%

The major US stock indices are higher in early trading.

  • The S&P index is up 5.8 points or 0.20% at 284281
  • The NASDAQ composite index is up 25.1 points or 0.34% at 7440
  • The Dow industrial average is up 100 points or 0.39% at 26353

Some gainers today:

  • Caterpillar is up 0.53% after earnings
  • 3M is up 0.7% also after their earnings
  • Alphabet +0.76%
  • Microsoft +0.76%
  • Netflix continues to move higher. +0.81%
  • Amazon +0.88%
  • Nvidia +1.20%
  • Boeing +1.50%
  • Intel will release earnings after the close. +0.49%
  • Walt Disney +0.66%

Underachievers include:

  • Home Depot -0.25%
  • Broadcom -1.56%
  • Morgan Stanley -0.58%
  • Charles Schwab -0.60%
  • Delta Airlines continues to slump after yesterday sharp declines. -2.38%
  • United Continental -1.84%. It also fell sharply yesterday.