Precise Investors Editorial Team
All three indexes dipped into negative territory in a light-volume pre-holiday session in a subdued ending to a volatile year
U.S. stocks slumped on Tuesday, while gold rebounded on the final trading day of 2025.
All three indexes dipped into negative territory in a light-volume pre-holiday session in a subdued ending to a volatile year.
Having weathered a year of tariff wars, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and roiling geopolitical strife, all three indexes are set to log robust, double-digit gains.
At the end of the day, solid corporate profits can make up for a lot of sins, said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group in Omaha. And in 2025, strong earnings have justified the bull market that we’ve seen this year.
We see no major cracks to suggest a recession is coming, Detrick added. We’re optimistic the labour market will get better and this bull market will probably have another few tricks up its sleeve in 2026.
Minutes from the U.S. central bank’s last meeting of the year showed most of the group agreed to cut rates, but the debate about the risks facing the U.S. economy revealed deep divisions among the policymakers.
The Fed minutes only further confirm that there are really two sides to potential future policy, and the divide likely will continue to grow, Detrick said. The reality is inflation is still a tad hot, and the Fed should be looking to cut interest rates to support the weakening labour market in 2026.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 94.87 points, or 0.20%, to 48,367.06. The S&P 500 shed 9.51 points, or 0.14%, to 6,896.23 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 55.27 points, or 0.23%, to 23,419.08.
MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe dropped 0.62 points, or 0.06%, to 1,020.07.
Gold and silver prices rebounded from the prior session’s steep selloff, which was largely attributable to year-end profit-taking following the precious metals’ bumper year.
Gold remains poised to register its best year of gains since 1979.
Spot gold gained 0.3% to $4,344.75 an ounce, while spot silver added 5.4% to $76.20 per ounce.
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