U.S. Stock Market prediction: S&P 500 to hit 7000-mark on Monday as Nasdaq investors expect year ending bonanza

U.S Stock Market investors will expect the major Wall Street indexes to end the year 2025 on a positive note. The S&P 500 is about 1 per cent from hitting 7,000 and might achieve the historic feat on Monday, December 29.

Stocks shook off turbulence earlier in December driven by weakness in technology shares over worries tied to spending on artificial intelligence. S&P 500 is on track for ‌its eighth straight month of gains, which would be its longest monthly winning streak since 2017-2018. With just ‍a handful of trading ⁠sessions left in 2025, the S&P ⁠500 was up nearly 18 per cent for the year, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 22 per cent.

However, the tech sector, which has been the main driver of the more than three-year-old bull market, has struggled in recent weeks, while other areas of the market have shined. Despite rebounding this week, the S&P 500 tech sector has declined more than 3 per cent since the start of November. Over that time, areas such as financials, transports, healthcare and small caps have posted solid gains.


Stocks closed slightly lower as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq all fell less than 0.1 per cent on Friday.

Trading was light with institutional investors largely closed out for the year. With three trading days left, the S&P 500 has climbed nearly 18 per cent this year.

Gold and silver prices continued to rise, with silver up nearly 8 per cent due to supply constraints. Shares of Target rose after news of an activist investor stake.

U.S. crude oil fell 2.8 per cent, while Treasury yields held steady. Markets in several countries remained closed.

On Friday, U.S. stocks closed slightly lower as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq all fell less than 0.1 per cent on Friday.

Trading was light with institutional investors largely closed out for the year. With three trading days left, the S&P 500 has climbed nearly 18 per cent this year. Gold and silver prices continued to rise, with silver up nearly 8 per cent due to supply constraints. Shares of Target rose after news of an activist investor stake.

U.S. crude oil fell 2.8 per cent, while Treasury yields held steady. Markets in several countries remained closed.