US Stock Market prediction for December 30: S&P 500, Nasdaq head for light trading ahead of New Year's eve

U.S. stock market's trading volumes are expected to be light in the holiday-affected week. U.S. stock index futures steadied on Tuesday, a day after ⁠technology stocks came under renewed selling pressure. Wall Street kicked off the last trading week of 2025 on a dour note on Monday, as heavyweight tech and ‌AI-linked stocks retreated from ‌last week's gains that had lifted the S&P 500 to a record high. Three main indexes -- S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq logged their steepest one-day decline in nearly two weeks.

At 05:34 a.m. (ET), Dow E-minis were up 10 points, S&P 500 E-minis were down 0.25 points and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 1 point.

The indexes are set for robust monthly gains in December, with the S&P 500 and the Dow on track for their eighth consecutive month of gains, their longest monthly winning streak since 2017. The S&P 500 has added about 17 per cent so far this year, as the frenzy to capitalize on artificial intelligence helped the U.S. benchmark overtake Europe's STOXX 600, despite investors diversifying away from U.S. stocks earlier in the year.


S&P 500 came within one per cent range of a ‌historic 7,000-point mark and the Dow closed at a record high last week, with some investors eyeing a "Santa Claus rally", a seasonal phenomenon where the S&P 500 typically posts gains in the last five trading days of the year and the first two in January, according to Stock Trader's Almanac.

Among stocks, miners stabilized on Tuesday after declines in the previous session, tracking a sharp pull back in gold and silver prices. Newmont and U.S.-listed shares of Barrick Mining gained about 1.8 per cent each, and the Global X Silver Miners ETF was up 1.4 per cent in premarket trading.

The U.S. markets shut on Thursday for New Year's Day.

FAQs

Q1. What are three main indexes of U.S. Stock Market?

A1. Three main indexes of U.S. Stock Market are S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq.

Q2. How are U.S. Stock Market futures performing today?

A2. At 05:34 a.m. (ET), Dow E-minis were up 10 points, S&P 500 E-minis were down 0.25 points and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 1 point.