MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE - 12/20/21

 

MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE

Nasdaq 15,169.68 +17.70%

S&P 4,620.64 +23.02%

Dow 35,365.44 +15.55%

10-Year 1.407% +48.8 bps

Bitcoin $46,918.40 +61.78%

Oil $69.64 +43.52%

*Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 7:00pm ET. Here's what these numbers mean.

Markets: Investors hope the annual “Santa Claus rally” will lift stocks in the short week leading up to Christmas (the markets are closed on Friday). But with everything slowing down ahead of the holiday, trading will be thin, which could lead to more volatility. World politics: Leftist Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student protest leader, was elected president of Chile in a major ideological shift for the historically investor-friendly nation.