Today’s big gainer among the Dow 30 stocks was The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) which traded up 1.5% at $87.16 today, in a 52-week range of $60.41 to a new 52-week high of $87.29. Volume was about 25% below the daily average of around 6.3 million shares traded. The company is getting a boost from the strong interest Americans have in watching the World Cup soccer matches on Disney-owned ABC and ESPN networks.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) traded up 1.48% at $25.44. The stock’s 52-week range is $20.22 to $26.49. Volume was about 20% below the daily average of around 32 million shares traded. There was no news on Cisco today, but the stock moved about 4-times higher than the tech sector as a whole.
The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) traded up 1.44% at $81.72. The stock’s 52-week range is $73.61 to $85.82. Share volume was about 35% above the daily average of around 7.5 million shares traded. The company had no news today.
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded higher by 1.24% at $131.52. The stock’s 52-week range is $109.27 to $133.57. Volume was about 25% lower than the daily average of around 5.8 million shares traded. Again, there was no news on the company today, and oil & gas stocks rose about 0.5% as a group today.
Of the Dow 30 stocks 23 are set to close higher today and just 7 looked to close lower.
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