Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures steady as Wall Street looks to keep 'Santa Claus' rally going
Brett LoGiurato ·
Front Page Editor
Thu, December 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM EST
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US stock futures were little changed overnight Thursday, with traders on watch for more records as they return from the Christmas holiday for a single session ahead of the weekend.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the S&P 500 (ES=F), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) all hovered near the flatline in thin post-Christmas trading.
Stocks ended the shortened Christmas Eve session with both the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) and blue-chip Dow (^DJI) at record highs. All three major indexes notched their fifth consecutive victory as Wall Street entered into the so-called Santa Claus rally period — the last five trading sessions of the year and the first two of the new year.
The upward trend has put the indexes on track for solid weekly gains as they begin to wrap up a rollercoaster — but ultimately high-flying — year. The S&P 500 is up some 18% so far this year, on track for its sixth year of 15%-plus gains out of the past seven.
Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) has paced gains with an over 20% rise in 2025, despite briefly entering into a bear market after President Trump imposed his most sweeping tariffs in April.
Stocks have kept on their upward trajectory despite increasingly shrinking bets on interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve next year. Less than 15% of traders are betting on a cut next month, though bets are more split on what the central bank will do in March.
No major economic data or earnings results are expected to close out the holiday-shortened week.
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