Stocks were unable to claw their way out of the red by today's close, with all three major indexes marking a fourth-straight loss. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped into the red for the month during today's trading, while the Dow marked its eighth-straight monthly win, and the S&P 500 suffered its first monthly loss since April alongside the Russell 2000 Index (RUT).

All three major benchmarks still notched their third-straight quarterly wins, however, securing their third consecutive year in the black. For 2025, the Dow added 13%, the Nasdaq rose 20.4%, and the S&P 500 tacked on 16.4%.

GOLD LOGS STELLAR 2025 PERFORMANCE

Oversupply concerns climbed alongside geopolitical tensions in 2025. January-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude shed 40 cents to close at $57.55 per barrel on the day. Crude fell 2.1% for December, 7% for the quarter, and 20% for the year.

Following CME Group's (CME) second margin hike on silver and gold this week, the safe havens pulled back. February-dated gold shed 1.2% to close around $4,334.70 per ounce on the day. Gold rose 2.2% for December, 11.2% for the quarter, and 64% for 2025.

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