Overview
- U.S. stocks ended a shortened session at fresh highs, with the S&P 500 up about 0.35% and the Dow Jones up roughly 0.57%.
- Stronger third‑quarter GDP growth near 4.3% annualized and a further decline in initial jobless claims supported the U.S. advance.
- Argentina’s BYMA opened on December 24 for the second straight year but traded only two hours to 15:00 with very low liquidity and no official FX operations.
- The S&P Merval edged up around 0.20%, with notable gains in Transener, IRSA and BYMA shares during the curtailed session.
- Argentina’s sovereign bonds posted mixed moves, the Risk Country gauge held near 575 basis points, and financial dollars were little changed with CCL down about 0.2% and MEP up roughly 0.2%; analysts also cited expectations for possible Fed rate cuts in 2026 as a support for U.S. equities.