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Derek Orth works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025.

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Wall Street hovers near record levels and will close early

Wall Street hovers near record levels and will close early

Stocks are hovering near their records on a holiday-shortened trading day. The S&P 500 was flat in early trading Wednesday. The index closed at its latest all-time high a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 51 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. Dynavax Technologies soared after Sanofi said it was acquiring the California-based vaccine maker. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains at historically healthy levels. U.S. markets will close at 1 p.m. Eastern for Christmas Eve and will remain closed Thursday for Christmas. They return to a regular schedule Friday.