Stocks Rise After Fed Votes for Final Rate Cut of the Year
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CONCLUDEDStock Market News From Dec. 10, 2025: Why the Dow Was Up After the Fed DecisionLast Updated: Updated 5 hours agoStocks Rise After Fed Votes for Final Rate Cut of the YearByKarishma VanjaniStocks rise after the Fed announced its decision to cut interest rates for the final time this year. Now onto the Chair Jerome Powell’s speech.The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow rose 242 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq was flat, erasing earlier losses. Heading into the 2 p.m. ET decision, the S&P 500, the market's benchmark, was in wait-and-see mode.The Fed was widely expected to give investors a holiday gift today–a 25 basis point rate cut. Lower interest rates are a boon to banks since they make it cheaper for them to lend overnight, also providing a boost to the economy. Prices of riskier assets, such as stocks, also jump in value.