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U.S. stocks are kicking off December by drifting around their record heights. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading Monday after closing its best month of the year at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 55 points and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.

Asian stocks climbed on Monday, buoyed by record high closes on Wall Street, while the dollar bounced back from multiweek lows against the yen and British pound in a crucial week for the U.S. interest rate outlook.

Large-cap U.S. stocks have outperformed virtually all comers over the past 15 years. According to some of the world’s largest investment banks, that is unlikely to change in 2025.

After two years of annual gains topping 20% for the S&P 500, Wall Street experts anticipate a moderate performance in 2025.

Markets on Wall Street inched modestly lower before the opening bell on Monday as they kicked off the final month of 2024 hoping to match November's robust gains. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were each down less than 0.

U.S. stocks are kicking off December by drifting around their record heights. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in early Monday trading after closing its best month of the year at

US stocks mostly edged higher on Monday, amid signs of strong Black Friday sales. About 20 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2 per cent at 44,818.41. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.