Monday, 8 December 2025: US equity markets advanced after a delayed, tame inflation report

US equity markets advanced after a delayed, tame inflation report reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its final meeting of the year this week - Dow added +104-points or +0.22%, with Salesforce Inc (up +5.3%) the clear outperformer in the 30-stock index on Friday (5 December). Goldman Sachs Group Inc +2% Amgen Inc fell -3.02%


The Dow Jones Transportation Average (up +0.69%), an index that tracks the stocks of companies that move goods and people around the country, rose for a tenth consecutive day on Friday (6 December).