US stocks ended Friday’s session slightly lower as investors returned from the Christmas holiday, with trading volume muted as many institutional participants remained out for the year.
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq all fell less than 0.1%, while the Russell 2000, which tracks smaller companies, declined 0.5%.
With just three trading days remaining in 2025, the S&P 500 has posted a strong annual gain of nearly 18%.
Gold and silver continued their upward trend, with silver advancing almost 8% amid supply constraints. Shares of Target rose following news of an activist investor taking a stake.
U.S. crude oil prices fell 2.8%, while Treasury yields held steady. Many global markets remained closed for the holiday.
Index performance on Friday
- S&P 500: down 2.11 points, less than 0.1%, at 6,929.94
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: down 20.19 points, less than 0.1%, at 48,710.97
- Nasdaq Composite: down 20.21 points, or 0.1%, at 23,593.10
- Russell 2000: down 13.74 points, or 0.5%, at 2,534.35
Weekly performance
- S&P 500: up 95.44 points, or 1.4%
- Dow: up 576.08 points, or 1.2%
- Nasdaq: up 285.48 points, or 1.2%
- Russell 2000: up 4.92 points, or 0.2%
Year-to-date performance
- S&P 500: up 1,048.31 points, or 17.8%
- Dow: up 6,166.75 points, or 14.5%
- Nasdaq: up 4,282.30 points, or 22.2%
- Russell 2000: up 304.19 points, or 13.6%
Overall, the final week of 2025 shows modest declines in major indexes on light holiday trading, with the broader trend for the year remaining strongly positive.
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