Major stock indexes finished lower to begin the last full trading week of the year, with AI-tied shares again weighing on the Nasdaq.

The stock market was mixed, but the S&P 500 held its 50-day line. Tesla hit a high while Palantir is near a buy point.

Dow Jones pulled back amid falling demand for healthcare stocks. Merck, Unitedhealth Group, and Johnson & Johnson were the biggest losers in the Dow Jones index today. A successful test of the support at 47,900 – 48,000 will open the way to the test of the next support level at 47,100 – 47,200.

U.S. stocks drifted lower following mixed data on the economy’s strength. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Tuesday and remains a bit below its all-time high set last week.

The S&P 500 index narrowly missed a fresh record close Wednesday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with strong gains after the Federal Reserve’s decision to deliver a final quarter-point rate cut for 2025,

NASDAQ is losing ground as traders reduce their positions in tech stocks. Broadcom, which is down by 5.2%, is among the biggest losers in the NASDAQ index today. Strategy declined by 6.6% as Bitcoin pulled back towards the $86,000 level.

Wall Street drifted in mixed trading ahead of this week’s economic reports that could drive where interest rates, and thus stock prices, go.

The Dow Jones, bellwether of the post-FOMC bullish sentiment, has just rejected to its higher timeframe upward channel (formed since May 2025).

S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq -- will have a crucial Monday test on December 15 as the U.S. jobs report for November is due on Tuesday, while the monthly consumer price index, which is closely watched for inflation trends,

The Dow Jones Transportation Average shot up 2.6% toward a one-year high, amid hopes that the latest rate cut will help boost economic growth. The index is now trading 1.5% below tis Nov. 25, 2024 rec

The Dow Jones ended with losses of over 300 points and are now down over 800 points from last Friday's record high level of close to 49,000. The index, at the day's low was down nearly 500 points, before a minor recovery.