The U.S. Stock market closed lower yesterday, December 26. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed at 48,710.97, shedding 0.04%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) edged lower to 6,929.94, down by 0.03%. The tech-dominated NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) closed at 23,593.10, shedding 0.09%.
The Dow Jones, despite closing in loss, has recorded a weekly gain of 1.58%. Moreover, the Dow Industrial gained 14.46% this year and remains up 12.4% year-to-date. The following table shows weekly market data of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI).
| Date | Close | Open | High | Low | Volume | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | 48,710.97 | 48,712.47 | 48,782.00 | 48,589.07 | 288.78M | -0.04% |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 48,731.16 | 48,424.71 | 48,731.16 | 48,731.16 | 206.75M | 0.00% |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 48,731.16 | 48,424.71 | 48,771.32 | 48,386.59 | 206.75M | +0.006 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 48,442.41 | 48,320.59 | 48,527.50 | 48,254.31 | 418.93M | +0.0016 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 48,362.68 | 48,211.88 | 48,457.47 | 48,199.13 | 431.68M | +0.0047 |
The other Dow benchmarks also closed lower, with the Transportation Average down 0.13% and the Utility Average easing 0.15%, reflecting mild weakness across economically sensitive sectors. Yet, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted weekly and yearly gains.
The S&P 500 is up by 17.82% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis and registered a gain of 2.29% over the past week. Nasdaq, boosted by the mega tech stocks, delivered 22.18% returns in the past year and rose 2.29% during the holiday-shortened trading week.
The major stocks such as Coca-Cola (KO), McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), Tesla (TSLA), and Apple (AAPL) retreated. The Coca-Cola Company (KO) ticked 0.34% lower to close at 69.87. The McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) shed 0.85% to close at 310.68. While the broader NYSE-listed stocks closed lower in a week of thinned liquidity and shortened trading sessions, the tech stocks, such as Nvidia, posted gains.
The Nvidia-Groq Deal Continues to Boost the Tech Major While Gold and Silver Trade in Record Highs
During the post-Christmas holiday trading session, the leading tech major, Nvidia (NVDA), driving on the investor enthusiasm around Artificial Intelligence (AI), gained 1.02% to close at 190.53. The $20.6 billion deal with Groq, even though not officially announced by Nvidia, is seen as a strategic move by the chip maker, reinforcing its leadership position in the sector.
The Groq has announced the deal as a ‘Non-Exclusive Inference Technology Licensing Agreement’ on their official site and X handle.
Groq has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia for Groq’s inference technology.
— Groq Inc (@GroqInc) December 24, 2025
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According to an announcement made on December 24, Jonathan Ross, Groq’s Founder, Sunny Madra, Groq’s President, and other members of the Groq team will join Nvidia to help advance and scale the licensed technology.’ The analysts continue to maintain a ‘buy’ for the stock, with analysts from
JP Morgan and Mizuho are forecasting 31.21% and 28.59% upside, respectively.
While the U.S stock closed lower, the precious metals gold and silver continue to post gains. The Gold prices reached another all-time high of $4,530 per ounce yesterday, while Silver rose to $76 per ounce for the first time. The investor’s shift to safe-haven assets amid macro uncertainties is pushing the price trajectory of precious metals further up.
