Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 25, 2025 in New York City, USA.
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Stock futures were little changed Sunday night after a strong week as traders prepared to wrap up a strong 2025.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures They lost an 18-point lead. futures tied to S&P500 and Nasdaq-100 It hovered near the flatline.
Monday marks the first day of December, and investors have momentum. Last week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 3.7% and 4.9%, respectively, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.2%.
Seasonality is also on the Wall Street side. The S&P 500 averaged more than 1% in December, making it the S&P 500’s third strongest month of the year on record since 1950, according to the Stock Traders Almanac.
However, by November, the market was in turmoil, and things could not be called smooth sailing. The S&P 500 and Dow ended the month flat, while the Nasdaq fell 1.5%, posting its first gain in seven months. At one point in November, the Nasdaq was down nearly 8% from its October close. Concerns over the valuation of artificial intelligence stocks weighed on major average stock prices during the month.
“We’re a little more constructive about the outlook for December given last week’s sharp rally. This is where market breadth is starting to recover after a difficult first half of November,” Mark Newton, technical strategist at Fundstrat, said last week. “Stock markets seem to be feeling more secure now that the possibility of a December rate cut has increased.”
