US Stocks Lower; Home Price Growth Eases in October

by | Dec 30, 2025 | General

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 50 points on Tuesday.

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.15% to 48,388.22 while the NASDAQ slipped 0.13% to 23,443.02. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.09% to 6,899.74.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares rose by 0.7% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 0.4%.

Top Headline

The Case-Shiller Home Price Index increased 1.3% year-over-year in October, compared to a 1.4% surge in the previous month and versus market estimates of a 1.1% gain.

Equities Trading UP
           

  • Profusa, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFSA) shares shot up 112% to $0.1445. Profusa restructured its senior secured convertible note.
  • Shares of Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:AEHL) got a boost, surging 99% to $2.25.
  • Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:CETX) shares were also up, gaining 52% to $3.2118 as investors cheered the firm’s return to profitability and shrugged off a going-concern warning that had dragged down its shares earlier in the day.

Equities Trading DOWN

  • SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:SMX) shares dropped 30% to $59.62 after declining 27% on Monday.
  • Shares of New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAI) were down 23% to $2.07 after the company issued firm response to New Mexico lawsuit.
  • CCSC Technology International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:CCTG) was down, falling 21% to $0.1381.

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 0.5% to $58.36 while gold traded up 1.5% at $4,409.30.

Silver traded up 7.1% to $75.455 on Tuesday, while copper rose 2.7% to $5.7165.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 0.5%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.7%. London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.4%, Germany’s DAX 40 rose 0.6% and France’s CAC 40 rose 0.5% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 0.37%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index surging 0.86%, China’s Shanghai Composite slipping 0.004% and India’s BSE Sensex falling 0.02%.

Economics

  • The Case-Shiller Home Price Index increased 1.3% year-over-year in October, compared to a 1.4% surge in the previous month and versus market estimates of a 1.1% gain.
  • The FHFA house price index rose 0.4% in October, following a 0.1% decline in September, and versus market estimates of a 0.1% increase.

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