How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 12/30/2025

Stocks fell slightly on Wall Street as trading for 2025 nudges closer to the finish line.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Tuesday while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq dipped 0.2%. Even with three straight days of small losses, the S&P 500 is on track for an annual gain of more than 17%.

The more notable action was again in the commodities markets. Gold, silver and copper all resumed their ascent after steep declines a day earlier. The price of gold rose 1.4% and copper gained 4.4%. Silver posted the sharpest increase with a jump of 10.9%.

On Tuesday:

The S&P 500 fell 9.50 points, or 0.1%, to 6,894.24

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 94.87 points, or 0.2%, to 48,367.06.

The Nasdaq composite fell 55.27 points, or 0.2%, to 23,419.08.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 33.70 points, or 0.5%.

The Dow is down 343.91 points, or 0.7%.

The Nasdaq is down 174.02 points, or 0.7%.

The Russell 2000 is down 33.76 points, or 1.3%.

The S&P 500 is up 1,014.61 points, or 17.3%.

The Dow is up 5,822.84 points, or 13.7%.

The Nasdaq is up 4,108.29 points, or 21.3%.