Next week, investors expect the US stock market to finish 2025 on a high note, with stocks nearing bullish milestones and at record highs to cap off another successful year. After equities recovered from earlier-month volatility driven by losses in technology companies amid concerns about AI spending, major US indices were on track to finish the month at their December highs.
Ahead of the Christmas break on Thursday, the S&P 500 recorded a record close on Wednesday and was just 1% away from hitting the 7,000 mark for the first time. This would be the benchmark index’s longest monthly winning streak since 2017–2018, and it was on course for its eighth consecutive month of gains.
Paul Nolte, a senior investment advisor and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest investment Management, stated that “momentum is definitely on the side of the bulls.” “Barring any exogenous event, the path of least resistance for stocks, I think, is higher.”
At a time when low trading volumes can accentuate asset price movements, year-end portfolio changes may generate some volatility. Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting highlight the market activities in the next holiday-shortened week.
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