Wall Street was poised for a subdued open on the last trading day of 2025, but approached a robust end to a roller-coaster year marked by uncertainty over President Donald Trumps tariffs and unrivalled euphoria around AI.
The S P 500 and the Dow are set to close their eighth consecutive month in the green, bolstered by an insatiable appetite for artificial intelligence stocks that pushed all three indexes to record highs this year.
Bellwether chipmaker Nvidia, up 13.6 so far this year has been one of the beneficiaries, becoming the first publicly traded company to hit a 5 trillion market capitalisation.
