Stock Market Today: Dow Drops 296 Points as Bitcoin Slumps and Fed Jitters Hit Wall Street
US stock market recap for Monday, December 1, 2025 — after the closing bell (10:00 PM ET) Key takeaways How Wall Street closed on December 1, 2025 U.S. stocks started December on the back foot, giving up a slice of last week’s powerful rally. According to closing data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 295.65 points (-0.62%) to 47,420.77, the S&P 500slipped 23.22 points (-0.34%) to 6,825.87, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 68.69 points (-0.29%) to 23,297.00. Reuters+1 Breadth was negative: decliners outnumbered advancers by roughly 1.5 to 1 on the NYSE and nearly 2 to 1 on the Nasdaq, even as the S&P 500 still managed 17 new 52‑week highs versus