U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, with another quiet holiday session expected. Wall Street put in a muted performance on Thursday, potentially derailing a Santa Claus rally.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday at the end of an upbeat holiday-shortened week for Wall Street's main indexes that was driven by expectations around a traditionally strong period for markets.

Stocks are opening lower in what should be another day of quiet trading on Wall Street. The S&P 500 is down 0.6% and the the Dow Jones Industrial Average is lower by 209 points, or 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite is down 0.

Wall Street's major market indices have kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week on a mixed note as investors ready themselves for the 2025 trading year. As the trading day progresses, the financial community has seen a downward shift in the blue-chip Dow (DJI) as the index dipped 0.

Wall Street’s holiday cheer ended abruptly today, with all three main benchmarks slumping in a broad-based sell-off affecting even tech and growth stocks that had driven markets higher through much of the shortened trading week.

Stocks are closing lower as Wall Street ends a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Friday and the the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 333

Stocks fell in morning trading Friday as Wall Street closes out a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, with more than 80% of stocks in the benchmark index losing ground. Still, the index is managing to hold onto a modest gain for the week.

Seoul was an outlier in Asia with shares plunging as South Korea's political crisis deepened with a second presidential impeachment vote.