Capital.com Research Team

The S&P 500 rose by about 11 basis points on Thursday, 4 December.

The S&P 500 increased by about 25 basis points on 2 December.

Gold and silver prices have surged in 2025, but several divergences have emerged more recently, with notable non-confirmations between gold and silver, as well as across other precious metals such as platinum and palladium, and industrial metals like copper.

DAX Futures ($FDAX) have delivered a solid ~19% year-to-date return through November 26, outpacing most global equity benchmarks despite Germany's persistent economic malaise.

The trading range in the stock market widened on 24 November, with the S&P 500 rising by around 1.5%.

It will be a holiday-shortened trading week, with the US market closed on Thursday, 27 November, and operating a half-day on Friday, 28 November.

It was a harsh day for risk assets, with markets opening higher only to give back all those gains, finishing sharply lower.

If you would put $10,000 into the S&P 500 back in 2000, that investment would have grown to over $75,000 today. However, if instead you would place that same $10,000 into gold, it would now be worth around $136,000.

Since mid-October, the S&P has fallen around 4%, while the Nasdaq has declined about 5%. There are many reasons for this, and various paths that have led us here over the past month.

It will be a busy week in the US with the return of economic data and NVIDIA’s earnings results.