US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Hovers Near Record Highs in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading — What to Watch Into Year‑End
Major U.S. indexes hovered near record highs in light post-holiday trading Friday, with the S&P 500 briefly hitting an intraday peak before slipping. As of early afternoon, the Dow was down 0.13%, the S&P 500 flat, and the Nasdaq up 0.05%. Trading volume remained thin, with mega-cap tech stocks steady and small caps weaker. Many institutional investors have already closed positions for the year.
