Session closedThu Dec 18, 2025, 4:00 pm ET

Stock market close on Thursday, December 18, 2025

The S&P 500 rose 0.79% to 6,774.76 on Thursday, December 18, 2025, its biggest one-day gain since November 25, 2025. It closed 1.83% below its record of 6,901.00, set on December 11, 2025. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.38% to 23,006.36, the Dow rose 65.88 points, or 0.14%, to 47,951.85 and the Russell 2000 rose 0.62% to 2,507.87.

S&P 5006,774.76+53.33+0.79%Dow Jones47,951.85+65.88+0.14%Nasdaq Composite23,006.36+313.04+1.38%Russell 20002,507.87+15.57+0.62%

What stands out on Dec 18, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs record−1.83%record 6,901.00 on Dec 11, 2025

Biggest gain sinceNov 25, 2025+0.91% that day, 16 sessions back

Small caps vs large−0.17 ptsRussell 2000 +0.62% vs S&P 500 +0.79%

VIX16.87−0.75 on the day

10-year yield4.116%−0.035 pts on the day

The Dec 18, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Sep 19 – Jan 21 · daily closes

6,905.356,758.016,610.68what came next →Dec 18 · 6,774.76

The week of Dec 15

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Dec 18, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Dec 18, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,774.76	+0.79%	−0.77%	−1.09%	+15.19%	+15.37%
Dow Jones	47,951.85	+0.14%	−1.04%	+0.49%	+12.71%	+13.29%
Nasdaq Composite	23,006.36	+1.38%	−0.81%	−1.54%	+19.14%	+18.63%
Russell 2000	2,507.87	+0.62%	−1.71%	+0.30%	+12.45%	+12.38%

After the Dec 18, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,774.76

Next session+0.88%6,834.50 on Dec 19, 2025 A week later+2.29%6,929.94 on Dec 26, 2025 A month later+1.49%6,875.62 on Jan 21, 2026 Three months later−2.86%6,581.00 on Mar 23, 2026

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The Dec 18, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on December 18, 2025?

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,774.76 (+0.79%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 47,951.85 (+0.14%, +65.88 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 23,006.36 (+1.38%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,507.87 (+0.62%), each from its previous close.

Was December 18, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

No. It closed 1.83% 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 18, 2025?

It was up 15.19% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 19.14%.

How did the stock market do the week of December 15, 2025?

Through Thursday, December 18, 2025, the S&P 500 was down 0.77%, the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.81% and the Dow was down 1.04%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on December 18, 2025?

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the VIX closed at 16.87 (−0.75) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.116% (−0.035 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 18, 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.