ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary And Commentary

ValuEngine 140 Follower s Follow 5 Share Save Play ( 6min ) Comments Summary U.S. equity markets continued to exhibit late-December cross-currents as investors balanced concerns around valuation in mega-cap technology and utilities against seasonal strength and improving breadth. While early-month weakness in large-cap growth persisted through mid-December, the final trading days of the week saw selective rebounds, particularly in technology, even as defensive and income-oriented segments lagged. Small cap, as measured by the iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM), has gained steadily and is now up more than 1.5% for the month. Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) has outperformed Vanguard Growth (VUG), benefitting from rotation out of big tech that had progressed through Wednesday’s close. The margin of the past two days' outperformance by VUG relative to VTV has put both in positive territory for the month while narrowing the gap considerably. AlexSecret/iStock via Getty Images Weekly Market Recap - Week Ending December 19, 2025 U.S. equity markets continued to exhibit late-December cross-currents as investors balanced concerns around valuation in mega-cap technology and utilities against seasonal strength and improving breadth. While early-month weakness This article was written by ValuEngine 140 Follower s Follow ValuEngine.com (VE) is a stock valuation and forecasting service founded by Ivy League finance academics. VE utilizes the most advanced quantitative techniques and analysis available. Our research team continues to develop, test, and improve the VE Stock Recommendation, Valuation and Forecast Models related to stock price movement. This research is updated daily and applied to more than 4,200 US Stocks, 600 plus US ETFs, over 1,000 Canadian stocks, and all sector and industry groups.

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