US EditionHow Major US Stock Indexes Fared Wednesday, 12/24/2025
- Holiday-Shortened trading on Wednesday produced fresh closing highs as U.S. stocks closed higher, marking a fifth straight session of gains with the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 at record highs.
- After last week’s selloff, a rebound in AI-related companies helped lift indexes as markets price roughly 50 basis points of Federal Reserve rate cuts next year and U.S. jobless claims fell to 214,000 last week.
- The Nasdaq climbed, led by heavyweight tech names, rising 51.46 points to 23,613.31, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 289.40 points and the Russell 2000 index gained 6.96 points.
- Hopes for a 'Santa Claus rally' have emerged as the bull market that began October 2022 stayed intact, supporting the third straight yearly gain, according to analysts.
- Looking ahead, investors will watch Federal Reserve policy and U.S. economic indicators, while markets monitor potential successors to Chair Jerome Powell after President Donald Trump said on Tuesday anyone who disagrees with him would `never be the Fed chairman`.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed higher and reached more records Wednesday on a holiday-shortened trading day. The S&P 500 index rose 22.26 points, or 0.3%, to 6,932.05. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 288.75, or 0.6%, to close at 48,731.16, and the Nasdaq composite added 51.46, or 0.2%, to 23,613.31 Related Articles Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks down to 6.18% this week These are the best and wo…
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