S&P 500 Hits a Rare Christmas Eve Record

The S&P 500 rallied to an all-time high on Wednesday, its first Christmas Eve record since 2013.It was a quiet, though productive day. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%. The Dow gained 288 points, or 0.6%, and closed at a new record, too. The Nasdaq advanced 0.2%.The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, closed below 14 for the first time since Dec. 2025. It was everything you would hope a Christmas Eve trading day would be. ...