Live Nasdaq Composite: Stocks Kick Off Final Week With a Whimper

By Gerelyn Terzo Published Dec 29, 9:37AM EST

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Year-to-Date Performances

Dec 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM EST

The major stock market averages are on track for the following performances in 2025 so far:

Dow Jones Industrial Average: Up 14.1%

S&P 500: Up 17.4%

Nasdaq Composite: Up 21.5%

Dow Stock Winner

Dec 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM EST

While AI leaders fueled the market growth in 2024, there has been a turn of events in 2025. Technology has been outpaced by the auto sector, with Dow stock General Motors (NYSE: GM | GM Price Prediction) taking the helm as the index’s best performing stock of the year, soaring nearly 56% year-to-date.

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In this final trading week of 2025, the markets are under pressure following last week’s record performance. With no Santa Claus rally in sight, technology stocks are dragging the Nasdaq Composite lower by less than 1% this morning. Sectors of the economy are a mixed bag, while commodities continue to capture the spotlight with rallies in metals like silver.

Bernstein analysts have reemphasized their “outperform” rating on Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) stock with a $275 price target attached in response to the AI leader’s recent multi-billion-dollar licensing deal with startup Groq, a chip company. Additionally, the latest public filings reveal that Nvidia has acquired shares of industry peer Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) worth a cool $5 billion.

Separately, Bitcoin is attempted another bullish run before the end of the year, recapturing the $90,000 per-coin level before letting it slip away once again. Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) has gone on its latest BTC buying spree, scooping up over 1,200 BTC for its crypto-heavy balance sheet.

Here’s a look at where things stand as of morning trading:

Dow Jones Industrial Average: 48,662.93 Down 49.69 (-0.10%)
Nasdaq Composite: 23,443.93 Down 147.16 (-0.62%)
S&P 500: 6,906.07 Down 22.87 (-0.34%)

Broad Market Movers

Morgan Stanley recently identified attractive setups for stocks like Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) and cybersecurity play Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) heading into 2026.

Palantir Technologies (Nasdaq: PLTR) stock is under pressure in some technical trading. The stock has risen approximately 150% year-to-date.

Data center company DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) stock is soaring on reports that it could be an acquisition target for Japan’s SoftBank.

Needham analysts reemphasized their “buy” rating on Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) stock, targeting the $300 level.

About the Author Gerelyn Terzo →

Gerelyn Terzo is the author of dividend investing handbook "Dividend Investing Strategies: How to Have Your Cake & Eat It Too." A veteran financial journalist, she covers agri-finance for outlets like Global AgInvesting and the broader stock market and personal finance for 24/7 Wall Street. She began at CNBC and later helped launch Fox Business in New York. Gerelyn currently resides in Woodland Park, Colorado and dabbles in nature photography as a hobby.