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Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Today: TASI Rises to 10,485 as Oil Gains and 2026 Rate-Cut Bets Lift Riyadh Market (Dec. 21, 2025)

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Today: TASI Rises to 10,485 as Oil Gains and 2026 Rate-Cut Bets Lift Riyadh Market (Dec. 21, 2025)

RIYADH (Dec. 21, 2025) — Saudi equities opened the week on a cautiously positive note, with the Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closing up 0.33% at 10,484.59 as investors balanced an uptick in oil prices against shifting expectations for U.S. monetary policy in 2026. Arab News+1 The session’s headline move was modest, but the underlying tape was busy: turnover hit about SAR 2.6 billion, while market leadership rotated toward selected gainers in materials, education, and specialty names. In parallel, the Nomu market rose, even as pockets of the smaller-cap universe flashed fresh stress signals. Arab News+2Argaam+2 TASI snapshot: the key
21 December 2025
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Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Week Ahead Outlook: AI Backlog, Dividend Record Date, and What Could Move Shares (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Week Ahead Outlook: AI Backlog, Dividend Record Date, and What Could Move Shares (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) heads into the holiday-shortened week with investors weighing two competing narratives: blockbuster AI demand and a swelling backlog on one hand, and margin anxiety plus broader “AI infrastructure” funding fears on the other. As of the last U.S. close (Friday, Dec. 19), Broadcom stock finished at $340.36. That price comes after a sharp, high-volume pullback in mid-December that has turned AVGO into one of the most closely watched “AI bellwether” names going into year-end. Reuters+1 Below is a detailed, week-ahead report (published Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025) covering the latest news, forecasts, and analyst takes shaping Broadcom
21 December 2025
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NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Week Ahead: China H200 Export Review, Intel Investment Clearance, and Blackwell Demand in Focus (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Week Ahead: China H200 Export Review, Intel Investment Clearance, and Blackwell Demand in Focus (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) heads into the Christmas-shortened trading week with a rare mix of policy-driven upside and policy-driven risk. By Sunday, 21.12.2025, the stock’s near-term narrative has become less about “AI demand” in the abstract—and more about who can legally buy which NVIDIA chips, where they can be used, and what Washington might do next. The latest official quote shows NVDA at $180.99, up $6.71 (+3.85%) versus the prior close, with a recent session range of $175.57–$181.37 and volume around 325 million shares. Below is the week-ahead briefing: the most relevant current news, the freshest market-wide catalysts, and the
21 December 2025
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Mexico Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): IPC Near Record High After Banxico Rate Cut, Volaris Rally, and 2026 Targets of 69,200–71,000

Mexico Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): IPC Near Record High After Banxico Rate Cut, Volaris Rally, and 2026 Targets of 69,200–71,000

MEXICO CITY (Dec. 21, 2025) — The Mexico Stock Exchange is heading into the final full week of the year with a simple, slightly surreal message for investors: the rally is still alive, but it’s no longer effortless. Mexico’s benchmark S&P/BMV IPC index ended the last session before the weekend at 63,966.98 points, a hair below this month’s all-time highs. The finish capped a strong 2025 performance, even as the market posted a weekly pullback and traders recalibrated around three big drivers now shaping the near-term narrative: easier monetary policy from Banxico, an eye-catching airline mega-merger, and a growing debate
21 December 2025
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Johannesburg Stock Exchange News & Forecasts (21 December 2025): JSE All Share Near Record Highs as Rate-Cut Bets Build for 2026

Johannesburg Stock Exchange News & Forecasts (21 December 2025): JSE All Share Near Record Highs as Rate-Cut Bets Build for 2026

Johannesburg — Sunday, 21 December 2025. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is closing out 2025 with a familiar year-end mix of momentum, macro optimism, and holiday-thinned liquidity — a cocktail that can produce either a smooth “Santa rally” or sudden, exaggerated swings. On the numbers, South African equities have been remarkably resilient, with the flagship indices sitting just shy of fresh highs, helped by a stronger rand, cooling inflation, and rising expectations that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has room to keep easing policy into 2026. IOL+3Financial Times Markets+3Financial Times Markets+3 What follows is a comprehensive roundup of the
21 December 2025
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São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) Update on Dec. 21, 2025: Ibovespa Ends Week at 158,473 as 2026 Forecasts Reach 250,000

São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) Update on Dec. 21, 2025: Ibovespa Ends Week at 158,473 as 2026 Forecasts Reach 250,000

São Paulo — Dec. 21, 2025. The São Paulo Stock Exchange—officially B3 (Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão)—heads into a holiday-shortened stretch with a familiar mix of late-year ingredients: thinner liquidity, louder politics, and analysts turning the dial from “what just happened?” to “what could 2026 look like?” The headline number: the Ibovespa finished the week at 158,473.02 points, down 1.43% from the prior week’s 160,766.37, according to a weekly wrap from Estadão’s E-Investidor. Estadão E-Investidor But the more interesting story on Dec. 21 isn’t the last tick—it’s the range of expectations being published for 2026: big banks and brokerages are floating targets
21 December 2025
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Focus: ASIC’s $150m Capital Charge, CHESS Replacement Milestones, and the ASX 200 Outlook Into 2026

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Focus: ASIC’s $150m Capital Charge, CHESS Replacement Milestones, and the ASX 200 Outlook Into 2026

SYDNEY — 21 December 2025 — Australia’s financial markets are heading into the final trading stretch of the year with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under unusually bright floodlights: regulators have imposed a significant additional capital requirement on the ASX operator, demanded sharper governance and accountability across clearing and settlement, and effectively tied future “business as usual” to demonstrable technology resilience. ASIC+2Reuters+2 At the same time, the broader sharemarket — often casually called “the ASX” by investors — is trying to navigate a familiar end‑of‑year cocktail: thinner liquidity, “Santa rally” speculation, global tech volatility, commodity cross‑currents, and an interest‑rate debate
21 December 2025
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Euronext News and Forecast (Dec. 21, 2025): Consolidated Tape Momentum, Post‑Trade Expansion, and What Analysts Expect for ENX in 2026

Euronext News and Forecast (Dec. 21, 2025): Consolidated Tape Momentum, Post‑Trade Expansion, and What Analysts Expect for ENX in 2026

Euronext (ENX.PA) is having a very “market-structure” kind of month—the sort of news cycle that doesn’t scream in neon, but quietly decides how European capital markets work (and who gets paid) for years. As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, the pan-European exchange group is sitting at the intersection of three big themes investors keep circling back to: Below is a detailed, publication-ready roundup of the latest news, forecasts, and market analysis shaping the Euronext story right now. The week in Euronext: why December 2025 matters If you’re trying to “read” Euronext’s playbook, a simple translation helps: This week’s headlines line
21 December 2025
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Korea Exchange (KRX) Update Dec. 21, 2025: Fee Cuts Squeeze Nextrade, Delisting Push Meets Courts, and KOSPI 5,000 Forecasts for 2026

Korea Exchange (KRX) Update Dec. 21, 2025: Fee Cuts Squeeze Nextrade, Delisting Push Meets Courts, and KOSPI 5,000 Forecasts for 2026

SEOUL — December 21, 2025 — The Korea Exchange (KRX), operator of South Korea’s main equity markets including KOSPI and KOSDAQ, is heading into year-end with a rare mix of momentum and stress tests: a roaring 2025 rally, intensifying competition from the alternative trading system Nextrade (NXT), and a regulatory drive to clean out “zombie” listings that’s colliding with court delays. Global KRX+2AJU PRESS+2 Today’s headlines paint a picture of a market infrastructure that’s modernizing fast—but discovering that the hardest part of reform isn’t writing new rules. It’s making the whole ecosystem (brokers, courts, issuers, investors, and rival venues) move
21 December 2025
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Update: Holiday Trading Week, New Listing Rules, and What Markets Are Watching on Dec. 21, 2025

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Update: Holiday Trading Week, New Listing Rules, and What Markets Are Watching on Dec. 21, 2025

NEW YORK — December 21, 2025 — The New York Stock Exchange heads into Christmas week with three storylines converging at once: a holiday-shortened trading calendar, fresh regulatory filings that reshape parts of the NYSE rulebook, and a market still debating whether a “Santa Claus rally” can show up on schedule after a choppy December. Investopedia+2Reuters+2 For investors, the practical focus is simple: liquidity tends to thin out, headline risk tends to feel bigger, and a handful of delayed U.S. economic releases now carry extra weight. For issuers and listing advisers, the focus is more structural: NYSE is tightening continued-listing
21 December 2025
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National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Update: Record-Low India VIX, Derivatives Rule Changes, and IPO Watch as 2025 Ends

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Update: Record-Low India VIX, Derivatives Rule Changes, and IPO Watch as 2025 Ends

Mumbai/Bengaluru — December 21, 2025 — The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is ending 2025 in a situation that would have sounded contradictory a few years ago: India is home to one of the biggest derivatives machines on Earth, yet the country’s flagship equity market is behaving like it’s on sedatives. Options traders are being forced to rethink playbooks, regulators are still tightening the screws on speculation, and the exchange itself remains in the spotlight for a long-awaited IPO that’s still gated by settlements and governance clean-up. Because December 21, 2025 is a Sunday (markets are shut), the day’s
21 December 2025
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Biotechnology Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): BioMarin–Amicus Deal, Cytokinetics FDA Win, IPO Filings, and Drug-Price Policy Risks

Biotechnology Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): BioMarin–Amicus Deal, Cytokinetics FDA Win, IPO Filings, and Drug-Price Policy Risks

Biotechnology stocks head into the Christmas-shortened trading week with fresh momentum—and plenty for investors to digest—after a dense run of catalysts between December 19 and December 21, 2025. In the span of 48 hours, the sector saw a major rare-disease acquisition, a closely watched FDA approval in cardiology, IPO paperwork from both biotech and medtech, and a sweeping wave of U.S. drug-pricing headlines that could reshape sentiment into 2026. Investopedia+4Reuters+4Reuters+4 The setup matters because next week’s market structure will be unusual: U.S. stock markets are scheduled to close early on Wednesday, December 24 (1:00 p.m. ET) and remain closed on
21 December 2025
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Bombay Stock Exchange Today: Sensex at 84,929, Major BSE Index Rejig on Dec 22, and What to Watch in the Christmas Week (21 December 2025)

Bombay Stock Exchange Today: Sensex at 84,929, Major BSE Index Rejig on Dec 22, and What to Watch in the Christmas Week (21 December 2025)

Mumbai | 21 December 2025 — The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) heads into a holiday-thinned, event-heavy week with a familiar cocktail: a late rebound in benchmarks, a looming BSE index reshuffle that can force passive-fund flows, and a fresh exchange-level proposal aimed at curbing “too many orders, not enough trades” behavior in the cash market. Since Sunday is a non-trading day, the freshest price signals come from Friday’s close (19 December 2025)—and the message there was cautiously upbeat: the BSE Sensex rose 0.53% to 84,929.36, while the Nifty 50 gained 0.58% to 25,966.40, snapping a four-day losing streak. NDTV Profit+1
21 December 2025
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Nuclear Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): Uranium Near $80, Centrus Fuel-Chain Catalyst, and SMR Volatility in Focus

Nuclear Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): Uranium Near $80, Centrus Fuel-Chain Catalyst, and SMR Volatility in Focus

Nuclear stocks head into the Christmas week with two forces pulling in opposite directions: a holiday-thinned trading calendar that can exaggerate moves, and a still-bullish long-term narrative tied to grid reliability, AI data center power demand, and government-backed “reshoring” of the nuclear fuel cycle. New York Stock Exchange+2Investopedia+2 Across Dec. 19–21, 2025, the story wasn’t a single headline—it was a cluster of catalysts: uranium holding near the psychologically important $80/lb area, fresh “uranium renaissance” commentary around forward pricing, a major enrichment supply-chain update from Centrus Energy (LEU), renewed debate over small modular reactor (SMR) names like Oklo (OKLO) and NuScale
21 December 2025
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Space & Satellite Tech Stocks Week Ahead: Rocket Lab’s $816M Space Force Win, AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 Launch, and EchoStar’s Spectrum Spotlight

Space & Satellite Tech Stocks Week Ahead: Rocket Lab’s $816M Space Force Win, AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 Launch, and EchoStar’s Spectrum Spotlight

Holiday-shortened trading weeks can be deceptively eventful for space and satellite tech stocks: lower liquidity tends to amplify moves, while “hard” catalysts like contract awards, launch milestones, and regulatory headlines still land on the tape. Heading into the week of Dec. 22–26, 2025, investors are digesting a tightly packed stream of headlines and fresh analyst takes published Dec. 19–21—with Rocket Lab (RKLB), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), EchoStar (SATS), and Planet Labs (PL) among the most-discussed names. Below is what moved the group over Dec. 19–21, 2025, and what to watch next as space and satellite stocks set up
21 December 2025
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Military Tech Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): Space Force Satellite Awards, Drone Dominance, and Analyst Calls in Focus

Military Tech Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): Space Force Satellite Awards, Drone Dominance, and Analyst Calls in Focus

Military tech stocks are heading into the Christmas-shortened trading week with fresh catalysts from December 19–21 that reinforce a clear narrative: modern defense spending is tilting toward space-based sensing, low-cost drones, and software-heavy systems—while investors debate how much of that shift is already priced into 2025’s big gains. Barron’s+3Air & Space Forces Magazine+3Reuters+3 With U.S. equity markets set to close early on Wednesday, December 24, and remain closed on Thursday, December 25, any headlines on contracts, policy, or analyst calls can have an outsized impact in thinner liquidity—especially for smaller-cap “pure-play” defense tech names. Investopedia+2New York Stock Exchange+2 Below is
21 December 2025
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): DAX Near Record, Holiday Trading Calendar, Index Shake‑Up, and 2026 Forecasts in Focus

Frankfurt Stock Exchange Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): DAX Near Record, Holiday Trading Calendar, Index Shake‑Up, and 2026 Forecasts in Focus

FRANKFURT — December 21, 2025. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange heads into the final stretch of the year with a familiar year‑end cocktail: optimism about easier monetary policy, anxiety about pricey “megatrends,” and the quiet, slightly eerie market microstructure of holiday trading—thin liquidity, bigger price gaps, and headlines that can move indices more than they “should.” Going into the weekend, European equities finished at record territory, and Germany’s DAX ended Friday higher—keeping the psychologically important 24,000‑point level in play just before the Christmas shutdown. Reuters+2Trading Economics+2 What matters now for anyone watching Börse Frankfurt and Xetra is less “what happened today”
21 December 2025
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FTSE 100 Week Ahead: Holiday-Shortened UK Trading, GDP Revisions and a FTSE Index Shake-Up as London Shares Eye 10,000

FTSE 100 Week Ahead: Holiday-Shortened UK Trading, GDP Revisions and a FTSE Index Shake-Up as London Shares Eye 10,000

London’s stock market heads into Christmas week with a tailwind — and a warning label. The FTSE 100 finished Friday at roughly 9,897, within touching distance of its November record around 9,930, as a late-December “Santa rally” narrative gathered pace despite fresh evidence of a UK slowdown. The Guardian+2Reuters+2 Now the focus turns to a compressed three-session week (Monday to Wednesday), thin liquidity, and a heavy dose of UK macro revisions — including quarterly GDP updates and business investment — all landing just as passive funds implement December’s FTSE index reshuffle. Here’s what matters for UK stocks in the week ahead
21 December 2025
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TSX Outlook: Canada Stock Market Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025) — GDP, Bank of Canada, and Commodities After a Record Close

TSX Outlook: Canada Stock Market Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025) — GDP, Bank of Canada, and Commodities After a Record Close

Canada’s stock market heads into Christmas week with momentum—and a tighter window for price discovery. The S&P/TSX Composite finished Friday, December 19 at a fresh record close of 31,755.77, rising 1% on the day, up 0.7% on the week, and leaving the benchmark up 28.4% year-to-date (its strongest annual pace since 2009). Reuters But the coming week is a different animal: it’s holiday-shortened, liquidity typically thins, and the market’s “weekly” narrative will likely be shaped in just two active sessions—before early closes and full-day holidays kick in. TSX.com Below is what matters most for Canadian investors in the week ahead, based on market reporting and strategist previews published Dec. 19–21,
21 December 2025
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ASX 200 Week Ahead: RBA Minutes, US GDP and Thin Christmas Trading in Focus for Australian Shares

ASX 200 Week Ahead: RBA Minutes, US GDP and Thin Christmas Trading in Focus for Australian Shares

SYDNEY (Dec. 21, 2025) — Australia’s sharemarket heads into Christmas week with the ASX 200 hovering around the 8,600 mark, after a late-week rebound in banks and technology steadied nerves — but didn’t deliver a convincing “Santa rally” story just yet. Friday’s lift came as offshore sentiment improved and investors rotated back into select growth names, while energy and health care continued to weigh on broader momentum. ABC+2IG+2 The week ahead is also unusual in one important way: it’s short and it’s thin. With the ASX closing for Christmas Day and Boxing Day and finishing early on Christmas Eve, liquidity will drop sharply, which can magnify
21 December 2025
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Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

7 February 2026
U.S. energy stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 energy sector up 1.88% and Exxon Mobil gaining 2.03%. Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel after Iran threatened U.S. bases if attacked. Saudi Aramco cut March Arab Light crude prices to a five-year low for Asia. Kazakhstan’s CPC Blend exports may drop 35% this month due to Tengiz oilfield disruptions.
Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.
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