The main US stock market indices opened little changed on 2025’s last trading session on Wednesday, in the backdrop of the weakness exhibited in the week so far.
S&P 500 opened 0.05% or 3.49 points higher at 6,899.73, tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite opened 0.05% or 12.43 points higher at 23,431.51 while Dow Jones Industrial Average also was up 0.05% or 12.43 points to trade at 23,431.51.
The indices pared the marginal gains in the early minutes of trade and ticked lower. S&P 500 traded 0.12% lower and Nasdaq was down 0.16%, whereas Dow Jones slipped 0.20%.
Shortly before the Wall Street opened, official data showed that the US jobless claims have fallen to 1,99,000 in the week ended Dec. 27.
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