Major stock indexes ended lower for a fourth straight session on the final trading day of 2025, although they posted double-digit gains for the year.

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Despite a more than 14% year-to-date gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of market close on Dec. 26, there are five Dow stocks that are down 10% or more in 2025: Home Depot ( HD 0.65%), Procter & Gamble ( PG 0.51%), Nike ( NKE +4.12%), Salesforce ( CRM 0.38%), and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 0.62%).

The S & P 500 finished the year up 16%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 19%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed out 2025 up 13%. A dip in each of the indexes on Wednesday left markets lower in the year’s final trading session.

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Jumping from one holiday week to the next, bond markets will see an early close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 31. Here's what you need to know about the stock market on New Year's Eve, the last day of 2025. Yes, you can trade stocks on Dec. 31, as both of the United States' main stock exchanges will still be open on that day.

Here's what investors can expect from the stock market and Wall Street's premier growth trends in the new year.

Financial markets will close at their normal time on New Year's Eve and close New Year's Day. See when they reopen for business.

Financial markets will close at their normal time on New Year's Eve and remain closed New Year's Day. See when they reopen for business

The stock market fell to end a solid 2025. Palantir and Nvidia chipmaker Taiwan Semi were in focus. Tesla deliveries loom.