Session closedThu Dec 11, 2025, 4:00 pm ETRecord close2 gains in a row

Stock market close on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The S&P 500 rose 0.21% to 6,901.00 on Thursday, December 11, 2025. It was a record close, the S&P 500's 37th of 2025. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.25% to 23,593.86, the Dow rose 646.26 points, or 1.34%, to a record 48,704.01 and the Russell 2000 rose 1.21% to a record 2,590.61.

S&P 500Record6,901.00+14.32+0.21%Dow JonesRecord48,704.01+646.26+1.34%Nasdaq Composite23,593.86−60.29−0.25%Russell 2000Record2,590.61+31.00+1.21%

What stands out on Dec 11, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs recordRecord37 record closes in 2025 so far

Streak2 upS&P 500 sessions in a row

Small caps vs large+1.00 ptsRussell 2000 +1.21% vs S&P 500 +0.21%

VIX14.85−0.92 on the day

10-year yield4.141%−0.023 pts on the day

The Dec 11, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Sep 12 – Jan 13 · daily closes

6,905.356,758.016,610.68what came next →Dec 11 · 6,901.00

The week of Dec 8

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Dec 11, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Dec 11, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,901.00	+0.21%	+0.45%	+0.76%	+17.33%	+13.43%
Dow Jones	48,704.01	+1.34%	+1.56%	+2.07%	+14.48%	+10.32%
Nasdaq Composite	23,593.86	−0.25%	+0.07%	+0.98%	+22.18%	+17.76%
Russell 2000	2,590.61	+1.21%	+2.74%	+3.61%	+16.16%	+8.21%

After the Dec 11, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,901.00

Next session−1.07%6,827.41 on Dec 12, 2025 A week later−1.83%6,774.76 on Dec 18, 2025 A month later+0.91%6,963.74 on Jan 13, 2026 Three months later−2.92%6,699.38 on Mar 16, 2026

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The Dec 11, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on December 11, 2025?

On Thursday, December 11, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,901.00 (+0.21%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 48,704.01 (+1.34%, +646.26 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 23,593.86 (−0.25%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,590.61 (+1.21%), each from its previous close.

Was December 11, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

Yes. 6,901.00 was a record close, the 37th of 2025.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on December 11, 2025?

It was up 17.33% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 22.18%.

How did the stock market do the week of December 8, 2025?

Through Thursday, December 11, 2025, the S&P 500 was up 0.45%, the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.07% and the Dow was up 1.56%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on December 11, 2025?

On Thursday, December 11, 2025, the VIX closed at 14.85 (−0.92) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.141% (−0.023 pts).

Source and method

S&P 500 (^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), Russell 2000 (^RUT), VIX (^VIX) and 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) daily closes via Yahoo Finance, from January 1995. Records, streaks, "since" dates and returns are computed by Portfolio Terminal from those closes as of December 11, 2025; a record means the highest close since 1995. The week runs from the previous Friday's close, the month from the previous month's last close, one year from the close 365 days earlier. "After" figures count finished sessions only. Not investment advice.