Stocks rise with tech boost, yen weakens after Japan rate hike

Stocks rise with tech boost, yen weakens after Japan rate hike

By Sinéad Carew and Iain Withers

Fri December 19, 2025 4:45 PM

I’ve been out all day and all night so this will be a very truncated reported. Basically, it was a good with 3-digit gains all around. Basically it was a good day with Micron euphoria spilling into a second day. AI is seen in a favorable light again. U of M consumer sentiment came in below estimates but above November’s. Per the CBOE, volume came in at a whopping 26.6 billion, way above the 16.9 average, suggesting this might have been another triple-witching day. 

DJ: 47,951.85  +65.88         NAS: 23,006.36  +313.04        S&P: 6,774.76  +53.33        12/18

DJ: 48,134.89  +183.04       NAS: 23,307.62  +301.26        S&P: 6,834.50  +59.74        12/19

Fri 12-19-25 4:45 pm Stocks rise with tech boost, yen weakens after Japan rate hike | Reuters