Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
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Stock futures traded near the flatline Monday night as traders anticipated the release of November’s jobs report.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 21 points, or 0.04%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures dropped nearly 0.2%.
The three benchmark U.S. indexes closed Monday in the red, pressured by losses in key artificial intelligence names.
In regular trading, Broadcom lost 5.6%, while software company ServiceNow sank 11.5% and Oracle fell 2.7%. Microsoft shares also ended the session lower as investors continued to take profits from high-flying AI trades and move into other areas of the market, including health care and utilities. The U.S. stock market is still heading for a winning year with gains across each of the eleven S&P 500 sectors.
“I think for the next four, five, six months, there is some runway here when you look at the real economy corners of the market,” Chris Verrone, head of technical and macro research at Strategas, said Monday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.”
“The groups that I think are starting to inflect here have shown us that,” he added. “Where have we seen the new high expansion? Industrials, financials, discretionary, materials. There’s a very real economy feel to this.”
November’s jobs report, which will be out Tuesday morning, could be a catalyst for stocks. Economists polled by Dow Jones predict that nonfarm payrolls grew by 50,000, down sharply from the 119,000 jobs added in September. They also see the unemployment rate coming in at 4.5%, compared to the rate of 4.4% in September. October’s retail sales report is also due.
The November consumer price index will be released on Thursday.