Major stock indexes ended lower Monday, with technology shares leading declines, and precious metals retreated from record highs to commence a holiday-shortened week with no significant corporate earnings on tap.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq, blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, and benchmark S&P 500 finished down a respective 0.5%, 0.5%, and 0.4%. The three indexes on Friday snapped five-session winning streaks but still all rose by more than 1% for the week, with investors hoping for a Santa Claus rally through the start of 2026.

 

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