Stocks enter final stretch of 2025 just off record highs: What to watch this week

Stocks rallied on Friday to cap a mixed week for the major averages in what served as the final full trading week of 2025. For the week, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose about 0.4%, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell about 0.7% and the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) closed little changed. All three major indexes will enter the final seven trading sessions of 2025 within 3% of their record highs. In the week ahead, those investors still around during the holidays will tu ...