In the apparel-clothing stocks group, Gildan Activewear GIL also broke out of a cup base with a buy point of 62.56 before retreating. The blue dot on its chart on IBD MarketSurge shows that its relative strength line is at a new high. Shares were up nearly 4% in recent action.

NASDAQ is losing ground as traders reduce their positions in tech stocks. Broadcom, which is down by 5.2%, is among the biggest losers in the NASDAQ index today. Strategy declined by 6.6% as Bitcoin pulled back towards the $86,000 level.

Major stock indexes ended mixed Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closing at record highs but the Nasdaq pulling back as Oracle results dragged AI-tied shares.

Dow Jones futures edged lower overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Crude oil futures rose as President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela. California could suspend Tesla sales in the state for 30 days,

The Dow Jones tracks 30 of the largest American companies across different sectors. Verizon, Chevron, and Merck hold the highest dividend yields in the Dow Jones. Chevron, Merck, and Coca-Cola stand out as buys heading into 2026.

The S&P 500 index narrowly missed a fresh record close Wednesday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with strong gains after the Federal Reserve’s decision to deliver a final quarter-point rate cut for 2025,

Dow Jones pulled back amid falling demand for healthcare stocks. Merck, Unitedhealth Group, and Johnson & Johnson were the biggest losers in the Dow Jones index today. A successful test of the support at 47,900 – 48,000 will open the way to the test of the next support level at 47,100 – 47,200.

S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq -- will have a crucial Monday test on December 15 as the U.S. jobs report for November is due on Tuesday, while the monthly consumer price index, which is closely watched for inflation trends,

U.S. stocks remained mostly lower in the final hour of trading on Tuesday — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling over 300 points, or 0.7%, to trade near 48,085 as of 3:02 p.m. Eastern time, according to FactSet data.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a largely flat start on Tuesday, suggesting Wall Street could struggle to find clear direction after closing the previous session slightly lower following volatile trading.