
U.S. stocks ended Tuesday’s session mostly flat ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of 2025, but under the surface the tape was anything but quiet. While the S&P 500 slipped roughly 0.02%, the Dow fell about 0.32% and the Nasdaq 100 edged up around 0.18%, a pack of small‑ and mid‑cap names posted spectacular double‑ and triple‑digit gains. StockAnalysis+1