Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 shows a 0.3% decline ahead of the close.

Small and mid cap stocks are outperforming on the final session of 2024. The Russell 2000 shows a 0.4% gain and the S&P Mid Cap 400 trades 0.3% higher.

Looking ahead to Thursday, market participants receive the following economic data: weekly initial and continuing claims at 8:30 ET, final December S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI at 9:45 ET, November Construction Spending at 10:00 ET, and weekly EIA Crude Oil Inventories at 10:30 ET.