Dow Jones futures fell 0.1% in premarket trading, as S&P 500 futures edged lower. Nasdaq 100 futures also inched lower ahead of the opening bell. The stock market will close early at 1 p.m. ET and will remain closed for Thursday's Christmas holiday.

The benchmark S&P 500 hit its latest record, setting up Wall Street to ride into the Christmas holiday on a high note.

Major stock indexes ended higher Wednesday in a shortened session ahead of a Christmas closure, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 setting new closing records.

U.S. stocks barely budged on Friday, but finished the day marginally lower. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell slightly during thin holiday trading after ending the previous trading day at records.

US stocks fell on Monday as investors waited for the November jobs report on Tuesday and a flurry of other economic data to help set expectations for interest rate cuts in 2026.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, as the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 registered record closing highs in a broad rally during a holiday-shortened session.

This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) gained 3% over the final, holiday-shortened, three-and-a-half-day-long trading week last week, but as December trading ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite closed up on Christmas Eve's shortened trading session as the stock market headed for a Santa rally.

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