Market Closes 2025 with Mixed Futures Amid Strong Annual Gains; Tech and AI Drive Year-End News

As 2025 draws to a close, U.S. stock markets are navigating a final trading day marked by mixed premarket activity and lingering sentiment from a three-day losing streak, despite a year of robust overall gains. Investors are closing their books on a noteworthy year, with major indexes poised for significant annual advances, largely fueled by the relentless surge in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology sectors. Today, Wednesday, December 31, 2025, marks a full trading day for stocks, operating during ...