(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened flat to slightly higher in Tuesday's shortened trading session, with U.S. stocks entering a historically strong period before rounding off their second consecutive year of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9.5 points, or 0.02%, at the open to 42,916.48. The S&P 500 rose 10.6 points, or 0.18%, at the open to...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Markets to close at 1 pm ET in curtailed trading session * American Airlines ( AAL ) briefly grounds flights due to technical issue * Futures: Dow off 0.05%, S&P 500 up 0.13%, Nasdaq up 0.24% (Updates before market...

09:03 AM EST, 12/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were higher in Tuesday's premarket hours as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently advanced by 0.2%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.2% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.1% lower. Bankwell Financial Group (...

09:02 AM EST, 12/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed pre-bell Tuesday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) was up 0.1% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.4% lower recently. Clearmind Medicine ( CMND ) shares surged past 65% after the company said it has received Institutional Review Board approval from Yale...