12/26/25 Financial Data Summary of the Week: S&P 500 up +1.4% last week

12/26/25 Financial Data Summary of the Week: S&P 500 up +1.4% last week 

For the Week: 

The S&P500 gained 1.4% (up 17.8% y-t-d), and the Dow rose 1.2% (up 14.5%). 

The Utilities advanced 1.2% (up 13.8%). 

The Banks rose 1.8% (up 32.1%), and the Broker/Dealers added 1.3% (up 31.0%). 

The Transports increased 0.5% (up 11.0%). 

The S&P 400 Midcaps gained 0.7% (up 8.1%), and the small cap Russell 2000 added 0.2% (up 13.6%). 

The Nasdaq100 gained 1.2% (up 22.0%). 

The Semiconductors jumped 2.0% (up 44.7%). 

The Biotechs increased 0.7% (up 29.6%). 

With bullion jumping $194, the HUI gold index surged 4.3% (up 171.3%).

The Bloomberg Commodities Index jumped 3.4% (up 13.9% y-t-d). 

Spot Gold rose 4.5% to a record $4,533 (up 72.7%). 

Silver surged 18.0% to $79.2708 (up 174.3%). 

Last week WTI crude oil inched eight cents higher, or 0.1%, to $56.74 (down 21% ytd). Gasoline dipped 0.6% (down 16% ytd), while Natural Gas rallied 9.6% to $4.366 (up 21% ytd). 

Copper jumped 6.0% (up 45%). 

Wheat gained 1.8% (down 6%), and Corn rose 1.4% (down 2%). 

Bitcoin declined $750, or 0.8%, to $87,320 (down 6.8%).

Three-month Treasury bill rates ended the week at 3.5425%. 

Two-year government yields were unchanged at 3.48% (down 76bps y-t-d). 

Five-year T-note yields were about unchanged at 3.70% (down 69bps). 

Ten-year Treasury yields slipped two bps to 4.13% (down 44bps). 

Long bond yields declined three bps to 4.80% (up 1bp). 

Benchmark Fannie Mae MBS yields fell four bps to 5.04% (down 81bps).