The U.S. stock market is closed today, Thursday, December 25, 2025, in observance of the Christmas Day holiday, with trading on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq suspended for the entire day. However, the preceding trading session on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (Christmas Eve), saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) advance 288.75 points (0.5961%) to 48,731.16, reaching a new record high in a shortened trading day. This upward movement occurred amidst light trading volumes as markets ...