Finance, Gold, Markets, silver, Stocks
By William Collins, consultant in stock markets – Eurasia Business News, December 30, 2025. Article no 1960
All three major U.S. equity benchmarks finished slightly lower, extending a modest year‑end soft patch rather than signaling a major trend change.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,461.93, down about 0.5% (roughly 249 points) on the day.
Weakness was concentrated in a subset of large industrial and financial components, reflecting cautious positioning into year‑end rather than broad panic selling.
The S&P 500 ended around 6,905–6,913, essentially flat to slightly down versus the prior close near 6,906, marking a very small decline on the session.
Sector performance was mixed, with some defensive and value names holding up better while parts of technology and growth lagged into the final trading days of 2025.
The Nasdaq Composite, which is more heavily weighted toward technology and growth stocks, also finished modestly lower on December 30, 2025, following pressure in select mega‑cap and AI‑related names.
Even with the day’s dip, broad December and full‑year data show the Nasdaq remained up strongly for 2025, reflecting robust gains earlier in the year.
A readout of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting showed that some officials were reluctant to support more interest-rate cuts in the near future. Minutes of the meeting, published Tuesday, underscored the divisions within the Fed.
Gold price performance
In global markets, gold price was around 4,348.64 USD per troy ounce, up about 0.36% versus the previous day, extending a roughly 2.8% rise over the prior month and more than 65% over the past year.
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Silver price performance
Silver climbed more than 6% to above $76 per ounce on Tuesday, rebounding sharply after an 8% selloff in the prior session that marked its steepest daily decline in over five years as profit-taking briefly overwhelmed the market.
Silver prices have risen extremely sharply over the past year, with a year‑on‑year gain of roughly 160%.
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices
Bitcoin was trading in the high‑80,000 USD range, with historical data showing a recent close near 87,138 USD and spot quotes fluctuating modestly above that level.
Ethereum was trading at about 2,934 USD on December 30.
Crude Oil (WTI)
Crude oil futures settled around 57.93 USD per barrel, down 0.26% (or about 0.15 USD) from the previous close of 58.08 USD.
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The session ranged from a low of 57.60 USD to a high of 58.47 USD, reflecting modest intraday volatility as traders weighed supply data and economic signals.
Brent crude closed at 61.36 USD per barrel, down 0.21% from the prior session.
Over the past month, Brent had declined about 2.86%, and year-over-year it was lower by roughly 17.79%, consistent with broader trends in global demand and inventory builds.
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