Markets closed lower Tuesday to end 2024, but still saw big gains for the year as a whole.
The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ closed a preliminary 28.58 points lower (0.07%), while the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ was down 25.15 (0.43%). The $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ closed lower as well, down 175.99 (0.90%).
According to Dow Jones Market Data, this represents its fourth straight declining trading session and its biggest four-day fall since Sept. 6 -- its longest losing streak in over a month.
Still, markets saw big gains for 2024 as a whole. The Nasdaq Composite led the way higher, rising 29% for the year.
The S&P 500 was up 23% (a second straight year of 20% gains) and the Dow added almost 13%.
$Gold (.US)$, closing Tuesday at $2,641.00 an ounce, rose a record $569.20 over the past 12 months --the biggest annual price jump for the most-active futures contract since 1975, according to data.
The $U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Yield (US10Y.BD)$ likewise ended 2024 with its biggest four-year rise since year-end 1981 as it closed at 4.576%.
$Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ also hit an all-time high this year at $108,309 earlier this month. It more than doubled in price in 2024.
On Tuesday, that helped send $BTC Digital (BTCT.US)$ up 11.4% to a $4.86 close -- one of the session's few significant movers.
