Stock Market Update
22-Dec-25 10:35 ET
Materials sector trades higher
Dow +183.62
at 48318.30,
Nasdaq +96.04
at 23403.69,
S&P +29.53
at 6864.02
[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market largely trades in an orderly fashion, with the S&P 500 (+0.4%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.4%), and DJIA (+0.4%) maintaining their opening gains.
The materials sector (+1.1%) challenges the energy sector (+1.2%) for the top spot on today's leaderboard. The sector is supported by rising prices in gold and other precious metals today, with gold currently up $64.70 (+1.5%) to $4,453.20 per ounce.
Newmont Corporation (NEM 103.48, +2.19, +2.16%) and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX 50.43, +1.28, +2.60%) are early standouts.
