U.S. stock futures slipped early Tuesday after a strong start to the holiday-shortened trading week. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will close early at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday for Christmas Eve and will remain closed on Thursday for Christmas Day.
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Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX), the S&P 500 (SPX), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) were down 0.08%, 0.06%, and 0.04%, respectively, at 3:11 a.m. EST on December 23.
During Monday’s regular trading, the S&P 500 advanced for the third straight session, up 0.64%, helped by a 1.5% jump in Nvidia (NVDA) and additional gains from Micron (MU) and Oracle (ORCL). The Dow Jones and Nasdaq Composite each climbed about 0.5% as well.
On the economic front, traders will focus on the delayed releases of Q3 2025 GDP, October durable goods orders, and November industrial production, along with the December consumer confidence index.
No important earnings reports are scheduled for today.
Notably, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was down, floating near 4.15%. WTI crude oil futures were trending lower, hovering near $57.87 per barrel as of the last check. Additionally, the Gold Spot U.S. dollar price increased to nearly $4,487 per ounce on Tuesday, amid safe-haven buying as year-end approaches.
Elsewhere, European indexes opened mostly lower on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the offshore leases for five key wind farms on the East Coast, citing national security concerns and potential disruptions to radar systems.
Asia-Pacific Markets Traded Up
Asia-Pacific markets traded marginally higher on December 23, following the People’s Bank of China’s decision to keep lending rates unchanged.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.16%. In China, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.07%, while the Shenzhen Component gained 0.02%. Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.02%, and the Topix added 0.53%.
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