{"id":56926,"date":"2025-12-04T18:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodayus-stock-market-summary-december-4-2025\/56926\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:09:34","slug":"dowjonestodayus-stock-market-summary-december-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodayus-stock-market-summary-december-4-2025\/56926\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]US Stock Market Summary: December 4, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI) concluded Thursday, December 4, 2025, with a largely flat performance, closing down <strong>31.96 (-0.07%)<\/strong> points at <strong>47850.94<\/strong>. The market hovered near its all-time highs as investors keenly awaited the Federal Reserve&#39;s upcoming decision on interest rates next week, with strong expectations for a rate cut. This anticipation was fueled by mixed signals from recent jobs data, which presented a &quot;riddle for the Fed&quot; with rising layoffs but falling weekly jobless claims. This environment suggested that while a broader policy shift was on investors&#39; minds, individual company performance and sector-specific movements were key drivers for the day. Dow Futures (YM=F) mirrored this cautious outlook, finishing down <strong>46.00 (-0.10%)<\/strong> points at <strong>47908.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge among the Dow&#39;s gainers was cloud software giant <strong>Salesforce<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>), which surged by an impressive <strong>4.18%<\/strong>, driven by strong earnings and growth in its AI business. Other notable upticks included semiconductor leader <strong>Nvidia<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>), rising <strong>2.26%<\/strong>, technology veteran <strong>IBM<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>), advancing <strong>1.83%<\/strong>, industrial powerhouse <strong>Caterpillar<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>) with a strong gain of <strong>1.82%<\/strong>, and financial stalwart <strong>JPMorgan Chase<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>), which climbed <strong>1.59%<\/strong>. Conversely, several key components experienced declines. Healthcare conglomerate <strong>UnitedHealth Group<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>) was the biggest laggard, dropping <strong>2.07%<\/strong>. E-commerce and cloud computing giant <strong>Amazon<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>) saw its shares fall by <strong>1.66%<\/strong>, while diversified industrial manufacturer <strong>3M<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) declined <strong>1.60%<\/strong>. Aerospace firm <strong>Boeing<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/BA\">BA<\/a>) and tech titan <strong>Apple<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) both recorded losses of <strong>1.49%<\/strong>. This divergence highlights a market grappling with varied corporate news and sector-specific pressures on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) concluded Thursday, December 4, 2025, with a largely flat performance, closing down 31.96 (-0.07%) 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