U.S. stocks closed out 2025 with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.63%, marking its eighth consecutive month of gains and a year-over-year increase of 12.97%; the S&P 500 fell 0.74%, with a year-over-year gain of 16.39%; the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.76%,with a year-over-year gain of 20.36%. All three major indices hit record highs for the third consecutive year. Tech stocks closed lower across the board, with Oracle (ORCL.N) down 1.1%, Tesla (TSLA.O) down nearly 1.04%, and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) down 0.55%.