Session closedFri Dec 12, 2025, 4:00 pm ET

Stock market close on Friday, December 12, 2025

The S&P 500 fell 1.07% to 6,827.41 on Friday, December 12, 2025, its biggest one-day drop since November 20, 2025. It closed 1.07% below its record of 6,901.00, set on December 11, 2025. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.69% to 23,195.17, the Dow fell 245.96 points, or 0.51%, to 48,458.05 and the Russell 2000 fell 1.51% to 2,551.46.

S&P 5006,827.41−73.59−1.07%Dow Jones48,458.05−245.96−0.51%Nasdaq Composite23,195.17−398.69−1.69%Russell 20002,551.46−39.15−1.51%

What stands out on Dec 12, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs record−1.07%record 6,901.00 on Dec 11, 2025

Biggest drop sinceNov 20, 2025−1.56% that day, 15 sessions back

Small caps vs large−0.44 ptsRussell 2000 −1.51% vs S&P 500 −1.07%

VIX15.74+0.89 on the day

10-year yield4.194%+0.053 pts on the day

The Dec 12, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Sep 15 – Jan 14 · daily closes

6,905.356,758.016,610.68what came next →Dec 12 · 6,827.41

The week of Dec 8

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Dec 12, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Dec 12, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,827.41	−1.07%	−0.63%	−0.32%	+16.08%	+12.83%
Dow Jones	48,458.05	−0.51%	+1.05%	+1.55%	+13.90%	+10.35%
Nasdaq Composite	23,195.17	−1.69%	−1.62%	−0.73%	+20.12%	+16.54%
Russell 2000	2,551.46	−1.51%	+1.19%	+2.04%	+14.41%	+8.06%

After the Dec 12, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,827.41

Next session−0.16%6,816.51 on Dec 15, 2025 A week later+0.10%6,834.50 on Dec 19, 2025 A month later+1.45%6,926.60 on Jan 14, 2026 Three months later−1.63%6,716.09 on Mar 17, 2026

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The Dec 12, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on December 12, 2025?

On Friday, December 12, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,827.41 (−1.07%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 48,458.05 (−0.51%, −245.96 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 23,195.17 (−1.69%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,551.46 (−1.51%), each from its previous close.

Was December 12, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

No. It closed 1.07% below the record of 6,901.00 set on December 11, 2025, one of 37 record closes in 2025 up to that day.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on December 12, 2025?

It was up 16.08% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 20.12%.

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

In the week ending Friday, December 12, 2025, the S&P 500 fell 0.63%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.62% and the Dow rose 1.05%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on December 12, 2025?

On Friday, December 12, 2025, the VIX closed at 15.74 (+0.89) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.194% (+0.053 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 12, 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.