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Overview: All three major US indices finished higher as the market entered a relatively calm holiday week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones are now both within 1% of their record closing levels. Geopolitical tensions in the Caribbean and Eastern Europe drove oil and precious metals to fresh heights.

📈 Major Indices

• S&P 500: Rose +0.64%, closing at 6,878.49.
• Nasdaq Composite: Gained +0.52%, ending at 23,428.83.
• Dow Jones Industrial Average: Added +0.47%, closing at 48,362.68.
• Russell 2000: Outpaced large caps with a +1.2% gain.

🏛️ Bonds, FX & Commodities

• US 10-Year Yield: Rose to 4.17% (from Friday's 4.14%), marking its highest level in a week as investors balanced global central bank signals.
• US Dollar Index (DXY): Eased -0.3% to 98.28.
• Gold: Surged nearly +2% to set a new all-time record high of $4,475.40.
• Silver: Also hit a fresh record, climbing to roughly $68.85 per ounce.
• WTI Crude Oil: Jumped +2.6% to settle near $58.01 per barrel on rising U.S.-Venezuela tensions and a tanker "blockade."

📊 Specific Stock Performance

• GOOGL (Alphabet Inc.): Up +1.2% (approx. $317.02). Benefited from news regarding its acquisition of Intersect to expand data center power capacity.
• META (Meta Platforms): Up +0.9% (approx. $678.61). Continued to drift higher alongside mega-cap tech peers in light holiday trading.
• FLTR.L (Flutter Entertainment): Down -0.45% (16,445.00p). Saw minor profit-taking in the London session after a strong close to the previous week.
• ALK (Alaska Air Group): Up +1.25% ($52.25). Gained as the broader industrial sector provided a strong push to the Dow and S&P.
• PFE (Pfizer Inc.): Up +0.35% ($25.27). A quiet but positive session as value stocks caught a minor bid.
• STZ (Constellation Brands): Up +0.15% ($135.50). Stabilized after recent weakness, though it still lagged the broader market rally.
• NVO (Novo Nordisk ADR): Up +0.02% ($48.10). Remained flat during the main session but saw a significant jump in post-market trading (+$4.54) following news of FDA approval for a new GLP-1 pill form.

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