Core Viewpoint - The U.S. stock market closed 2025 with all three major indices achieving double-digit gains for three consecutive years, reaching new highs [1] Group 1: Major Indices Performance - The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 20.36% over the year [1] - The S&P 500 Index rose by 16.39% [1] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 12.98% [1] Group 2: Performance of Major Tech Stocks - Google saw an increase of over 65% [1] - TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) rose nearly 56% [1] - Broadcom increased by over 50% [1] - Nvidia gained approximately 39% [1] - Microsoft rose over 15% [1] - Meta Platforms increased by over 13% [1] - Tesla gained over 11% [1] - Apple rose by over 9% [1] - Netflix and Amazon both increased by over 5% [1] Group 3: Performance of Other Notable Companies - Eli Lilly increased by over 40% [1] - JPMorgan Chase rose by over 37% [1] - Walmart gained over 24% [1] - Berkshire Hathaway increased by over 10% [1] Group 4: Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index increased by 11.33% for the year [1] - Futu Holdings rose over 105% [1] - Alibaba increased by over 75% [1] - NetEase gained over 58% [1] - Tencent Music rose over 56% [1] - Baidu increased nearly 55% [1] - Bilibili rose nearly 36% [1] - Pinduoduo gained nearly 17% [1] - JD.com decreased by nearly 15% [1] - Li Auto fell over 29% [1] Group 5: Top Market Capitalization Stocks - The top ten stocks by market capitalization in the U.S. include Nvidia, Apple, Google Class C, Google Class A, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, TSMC, and Tesla [1]

Market Overview - US stock markets saw collective gains with the Dow Jones up by 0.39%, Nasdaq up by 0.59%, and S&P 500 up by 0.25%. Major tech stocks mostly rose, with Intel increasing over 8%, and Apple and Qualcomm rising over 1% [1][3] - However, popular Chinese stocks mostly declined, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index down by 0.65%. Xpeng Motors fell nearly 8%, iQIYI dropped over 3%, and NIO and Bilibili fell over 2%. Alibaba and NetEase also saw declines of over 1% [1][3] Currency and Commodities - Following comments from Trump regarding potential candidates for the Federal Reserve chair, the US dollar index decreased by 0.1%, settling at 99.33 [4] - According to the American Petroleum Institute (API), US crude oil inventories increased by 2.48 million barrels, contrasting with a previous decrease of 1.859 million barrels [2][5]