Markets Fall After S&P 500 Hits Record. The Santa Rally Period Starts Today.

Market Overview - Stocks are expected to open slightly lower in thin trading as Wall Street prepares for an early closure at 1 p.m. Eastern time for Christmas Eve [1] - Futures for the Dow decreased by 47 points, or 0.1%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also fell by 0.1% [1] Recent Performance - All three major indexes experienced gains on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 achieving its 38th record close of 2025, following a strong third-quarter GDP report [2] - Trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange was notably low, with only 3.82 billion shares exchanged, marking the lowest volume since January 3 [2]