Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Little Changed After S&P 500 Sets Record Closing High; Gold, Silver Hit Fresh Records; Markets to Close Early Today

Live Coverage Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Little Changed After S&P 500 Sets Record Closing High; Gold, Silver Hit Fresh Records; Markets to Close Early Today By Aaron Rennie Full Bio A former Senior Publishing Editor on the Dow Jones Newswires team at The Wall Street Journal, Aaron earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master's in Journalism from Columbia University. Learn about our editorial policies Published December 24, 2025 06:13 AM EST The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all have risen for the past four sessions. Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images Close Stock futures were little changed Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 ended at a record closing high. Markets will shut early today and be closed tomorrow for Christmas. Nasdaq 100 futures and those associated with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial average all ticked 0.1% lower. The U.S. stock market will close at 1:00 p.m. ET today, while the bond market will shut at 2:00 p.m. Markets will be closed for Christmas tomorrow but open on Friday. Yesterday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq, benchmark S&P 500, and blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher for a fourth straight session, again led by tech shares, after delayed third-quarter GDP figures came in better than expected. Tech stocks turned in another solid performance yesterday, with shares of AI chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) rising 3% to pace the Dow, while rival Broadcom (AVGO) gaining 2.3% and Amazon (AMZN) tacking on 1.6%. Shares of Nvidia, Broadcom, and Amazon pointed down 0.5%, up 0.1%, and up 0.1%, respectively, in premarket trading Wednesday. Gold and silver futures set all-time highs for a third straight day Wednesday, rising to $4,555 and $72.75 an ounce, respectively. In recent trading, gold was up 0.2% to $4,515, while silver was 1.3% higher at $72.00. The 10-year Treasury yield, which influences interest rates on a variety of commercial and consumer loans, was little changed at around 4.17%. Bitcoin was trading at $87,000, down slightly from a high earlier Wednesday around $87,800. The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against a basket of foreign currencies, edged lower to 97.85. West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. crude oil benchmark, were 0.3% higher at $58.55 per barrel. Stock Futures Little Changed After S&P 500 Sets Record Closing High 20 minutes ago Futures contracts associated with the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 0.1% lower. TradingView S&P 500 futures also were down 0.1%. TradingView Nasdaq 100 futures pointed 0.1% lower as well. TradingView Take the Next Step to Invest Advertiser Disclosure × The offers that appear in this table are from partnerships from which Investopedia receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where listings appear. Investopedia does not include all offers available in the marketplace. Read more News Markets News Live Markets News Partner Links Take the Next Step to Invest Advertiser Disclosure × The offers that appear in this table are from partnerships from which Investopedia...

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