Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 2, 2025 in New York City.
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Tuesday’s stock price is Bitcoin Technology names also came up as traders looked to recover from the slump seen in December trading.
of Dow Jones Industrial Average Increased by 188 points (0.4%). of S&P500 While it rose by 0.4%, Nasdaq Composite It advanced by 0.8%.
Bitcoin rose 6% on Tuesday, reversing some of the previous day’s losses. Technology companies related to artificial intelligence trading also support the broader market and include the following names: oracle Reversing from the loss in the previous session. AI chip darling Nvidia It increased by nearly 2%.
AI infrastructure play credo technology The stock soared 17% to a record high on the back of better-than-expected earnings. Astera Research Institute It followed Credo, up about 6%.
The major U.S. indexes started the week in the red, ending their winning streak for five days on Monday. Risk-off sentiment has weighed on the bull market in recent weeks, with persistent inflation, rising valuations and concerns about returns on artificial intelligence investments weighing on investors.
November was a mixed month for stocks, but investors are keeping an eye on any catalysts that could lead to year-end gains.
Traders are now optimistic that the Federal Reserve will announce a rate cut on Dec. 10 at the end of its next policy meeting. According to the CME FedWatch tool, the market has priced in the probability of a rate cut at the next meeting to be more than 87%, which is much higher than the probability in mid-November.
“Even as we approach the end of the year, bulls continue to enjoy strong tailwinds from technical and fundamental factors,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide. “On the technical side, December continues to be a strong seasonal month, with stable capital flows, risk metrics improving, and the S&P 500 climbing back above its 50-day moving average and improving breadth, but sentiment remains historically weak.” “The bears’ argument is based on concerns about the sustainability of AI ramp-up and rising valuations.”
December tends to be a strong month for the market overall. The average gain for the S&P 500 in December was more than 1%, making it the S&P 500’s third strongest month of the year on record since 1950, according to the Stock Traders Almanac.
