1. Dow 26,000: U.S. markets appear to be headed for a strong open on Tuesday. U.S. stock futures were pointing higher as investors returned from the holiday weekend. The Dow Jones industrial average, which closed just above 25,800 on Friday, could blow past the 26,000 point barrier in early trading.
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| Where U.S. stocks are heading | | Dow
Futures | | Nasdaq
Futures | | S&P
Futures | | +235.00 | | +38.50 | | +13.50 | | +0.91% | | +0.57% | | +0.48% | | | |
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| | | Japan | | China | | U.K. | | Nikkei 225 | | Shanghai Composite | | FTSE 100 | | +236.93 | | +26.11 | | +5.37 | | 23,951.81 | | 3,436.59 | | 7,774.51 | | +1.00% | | +0.77% | | +0.07% | | | |
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| | | Biggest Winners | | UnitedHealth Group Inc | +3.60% | | | | Wal-Mart Stores Inc | +2.17% | | | | Applied Materials Inc | +1.96% | | | | Lam Research Corp | +1.75% | | | Biggest Losers | | Under Armour Inc | -3.44% | | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp | -2.10% | | | | Red Hat Inc | -1.50% | | | | Target Corp | -1.50% | | | | | | | |
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| News: What you need to know about the markets | | | | | | | Dow near 26,000; BP losses; U.S. dollar weakness | By Alanna Petroff
Tuesday, January 16th, 5:09am | | | | 1. Dow 26,000: U.S. markets appear to be headed for a strong open on Tuesday. | | | | U.S. stock futures were pointing higher as investors returned from the holiday weekend. The Dow Jones industrial average, which closed just above 25,800 on Friday, could blow past the 26,000 point barrier in early trading. | | | | It's already a record-setting day on global markets. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 1.8% to hit an all-time high. | | | | The index has soared by 40% over the past year thanks to strong performances by tech giant Tencent and the Chinese economy. | | | | Tokyo's Nikkei rallied by 1%. | | | | In Europe, markets were more mixed. | | | | Before the Bell newsletter: Key market news. In your inbox. Subscribe now! | | | | 2. Stocks to watch -- BP, Viacom, CBS: Shares in BP slipped 1.5% in London after the oil giant said it would book $1.7 billion in new charges in 2017 related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. | | | | Shares in Viacom and CBS could be on the move again after surging on Friday. News reports suggest that the media companies could be reunited once again. | | | | 3. U.S. dollar weakens: The U.S. dollar slipped 0.4% on Tuesday. | | | | The U.S. dollar index -- which tracks the greenback versus a range of other currencies -- has shed about 2.5% this year. The currency is trading near a three-year low following a 10% decline in 2017. | | | | Some analysts suggest that political dysfunction in the U.S. is pushing the dollar down, with investors preferring to put their money into the euro as the European economy improves. | | | | 4. Budget deadline looms: The latest short-term U.S. government spending measure is set to expire on Friday. | | | | Republican leaders will need to pass another extension before the deadline in order to keep the government running. | | | | Download CNN MoneyStream for up-to-the-minute market data and news | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Tuesday -- Citigroup and UnitedHealth earnings
Wednesday -- Bank of America and Goldman Sachs earnings; Tiffany reports holiday sales
Thursday -- Morgan Stanley and IBM earnings
Friday -- January consumer sentiment report released by the University of Michigan | | | | | | | |
| Key Market Stats | Latest | Today's Change | | | Oil | $63.87 | -0.43 / -0.67% | | | Gold | $1,333.80 | -1.10 / -0.08% | | | 10-yr | 2.55% | +0.02 / +0.83% | | | Euro | $1.22 | -0.01 / -0.43% | | | |
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