Dow ekes out gains while S&P 500, Nasdaq slip below flat line as 'Santa Claus' rally pauses

The Dow eked out gains on Thursday while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped below the flatline as Wall Street digested one of the only significant economic data points of the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed the session up 28 points after flipping between positive and negative territory throughout the light trading session.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) fell below the flatline while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed the session up 28 points, or nearly 0.1%.

RUT) was up 0.9%.

Bitcoin fell to hover near the $96,000 level as volatile trading continued. Crypto-linked stocks like MicroStrategy (MSTR) tracked the declines.

The broader index and Nasdaq Composite moved to within striking distance of their records after clawing back gains from a Fed-fueled dive last week.

The S&P 500 notched its best Christmas Eve performance since 1974 on Tuesday as the "Santa Claus" rally continued.

The broader index and Nasdaq Composite moved to within striking distance of their records after clawing back gains from a Fed-fueled dive last week.

Now, let's check out the biggest movers from premarket trading.

Dow ekes out gains while S&P 500, Nasdaq slip below flat line as 'Santa Claus' rally pauses

^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) closed just below the flat line. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose about 28 points, or nearly 0.1%.

RUT) gained more than 0.9%.

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BA) and Nike (NKE) have been the big laggards of 2024.

pointed out, with the exception of Intel (which was booted off the blue-chip index in place of AI chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) in November), industrial giant Boeing is the biggest laggard, down 30% since the start of the year after a slew of production and safety challenges.

Tesla extends declines to 2% amid light post-Christmas trading

TSLA) extended declines to 2% on Thursday afternoon, making it difficult for the Nasdaq (^IXIC) and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) to firmly trade in positive territory.

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Shares of Tesla, Meta slip as major averages hug flat line

^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) hugged the flat line while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was also little changed.

TSLA) and social media company Meta (META) both fell, weighing on the Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

AVGO) rose for a fourth straight day.

GameStop rises on mysterious 'Roaring Kitty' tweet

GME) stock rose as much as 10% early Thursday before paring gains. Shares were up roughly 6% midday.

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Dow erases early session losses, flips into positive territory

^DJI) erased early session losses by 11:30 a.m. ET.

HON) and Boeing (BA) rose more than 1%, helping lift the blue-chip index slightly above the flatline.

AAPL) touched intraday highs after a price target raise to a Street high of $325 from Wedbush analysts Dan Ives.

NVDA) pared early morning losses to trade just below the flatline.

Apple stock touches intraday high after nod of confidence from Wall Street

AAPL) stock hit an all-time intraday high Thursday after a nod of confidence in its continued upswing from Wall Street.

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Nvidia dips 1% as rest of 'Mag 7' stocks waver

NVDA) fell more than 1% while the rest of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks wavered on Thursday.

AAPL) and Google parent company Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) flipped between positive and negative territory during morning trading.

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