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Here’s what’s happening in the stock market today:
The stock market closed at record highs last week amid holiday-shortened trading, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones reaching new peaks driven by strong economic data and year-end optimism. Today, December 27, 2025, falls on a Saturday with U.S. markets closed for the weekend, so no live trading occurs, but premarket futures and global sentiment provide context for Monday's open.
Major Indices Recap 📊
S&P 500 rose nearly 0.5% to a record close above 6,900, up 1.75% over the past month and 14.81% year-over-year.
Dow Jones gained 0.7% to around 48,731 in its latest session, led by Nike and Merck.
Nasdaq advanced 0.3%, with tech showing mixed results amid AI spending concerns.
Recent Movers 🚀
Small-cap and biotech stocks dominated recent gainers, including SOBR Safe up 82%, Omeros 76%, and Dynavax 38%.
Nike surged on leadership changes, while gold and silver futures hit all-time highs near $4,579 and $75.84 per ounce.
Bitcoin hovered near $88,600, and crude oil climbed to $58.45 per barrel.
Key Drivers 🗞️
Robust Q3 GDP growth of 4.3% annualized boosted confidence, limiting tariff and inflation fears. Federal Reserve rate cut expectations persist, with markets eyeing an S&P 500 push toward 7,000. Geopolitical tensions and dollar weakness propelled precious metals, while holiday volumes stayed light.
Investor Sentiment 👀
Investor mood remains bullish after five straight weekly gains for major indices, blending tech rotation with broad participation. Thin weekend volumes suggest steady momentum into year-end, tempered by labor market fragmentation. 🐂
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Wall Street Highlights:
News Beyond the Numbers
India's Coforge announced a 2.352.35 billion acquisition of Encora to enhance its AI service offerings. Read more.
WSP Global agreed to acquire U.S. power and energy firm TRC Companies in a 3.33.3 billion all-cash deal. Read more.
Warner Bros. Discovery entered revised acquisition talks with bidders including Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix for all or part of its assets. Read more.
Netflix reached an agreement to acquire Warner Bros. for 7272 billion, separating its studios and HBO Max from cable networks. Read more.
Global M&A bankers on Wall Street report a sharp pickup in late-year deal pipelines, pointing to a stronger transaction calendar in early 2026. Read more.
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