By William Collins, consultant in stock markets – Eurasia Business News, December 18, 2025. Article no 1937
U.S. stocks rose after a softer‑than‑expected inflation report, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both breaking a four‑day losing streak and the Nasdaq jumping more strongly on tech strength. The move reflected renewed optimism that cooling inflation would allow the Federal Reserve to keep cutting interest rates in 2026, which supported risk assets broadly.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 65.88 points, or 0.1%, to close at 47,951.85.
The S&P 500 gained 53.33 points, or 0.8%, to finish at 6,774.76.
The Nasdaq Composite climbed 313.04 points, or 1.4%, to 23,006.36, leading the major indexes.
Driver: “Soft” inflation readout
The November Consumer Price Index came in cooler than expected, with headline inflation around 2.7% year over year, below economists’ forecasts and the prior pace.
This benign inflation print reinforced expectations that the Fed can continue its rate‑cutting cycle in 2026, pushing bond yields lower and supporting equity valuations, especially for growth and tech.
Sector and stock moves
Technology and semiconductor shares led gains, fueled by a strong earnings report and upbeat guidance from Micron, which surged double digits and helped lift other AI‑linked names such as Nvidia.
Broader tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon also advanced, with Amazon among the strongest Dow components, while smaller‑cap stocks (Russell 2000) rose 0.6% but continued to lag for the week.
Weekly and yearly context
Despite the day’s rebound, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq remained down about 0.8% for the week, and the Dow about 1%, reflecting earlier volatility in December.
For 2025 year‑to‑date through December 18, the S&P 500 was up roughly 15.2%, the Dow 12.7%, and the Nasdaq 19.1%, underscoring that the broader trend remained positive despite recent pullbacks.
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Treasury yields were modestly lower, with the 10-year settling at 4.117%, down from 4.150% the previous session. Shares in Nvidia and other artificial-intelligence-linked companies rose after Micron said it expects demand from AI developers to boost growth. The memory-chip stock surged 10%.
Gold price
Gold price was around 4,333 USD per troy ounce, down about 0.1% from the previous day, yet still up roughly 6% over the past month and about 67% year‑on‑year.
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Silver price
Analysts noted that silver had gained more than 120% over the past two years, surpassing 65 USD per ounce, significantly outperforming gold over that period.
Silver prices remained elevated thanks to a combination of safe‑haven buying, robust industrial use, and constrained supply, which kept investment interest strong alongside gold.
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