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Dec 8, 2025 8:10 AM

Stock Market Today: Dow Slips, S&P 500 Futures Gain Amid Mixed Trade—Carvana, Confluent, Toll Brothers In Focus

U.S. stock futures were fluctuating on Monday after Friday’s advance. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed.

President Donald Trump's administration plans to unveil a long-awaited $12 billion financial rescue package on Monday aimed at U.S. farmers struggling under the combined weight of low market prices and the impact of tariff policies.

Investors await a crucial decision from the Federal Reserve later this week, along with the earnings report of Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE), Campbell’s Co. (NASDAQ:CPB), and others.

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.16% and the two-year bond was at 3.58%. The CME Group's FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing an 87.4% likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting the current interest rates during its December meeting.

Futures

Change (+/-)

Dow Jones

-0.02%

S&P 500

0.09%

Nasdaq 100

0.15%

Russell 2000

0.32%

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were higher in premarket on Monday. The SPY was up 0.12% at $686.52, while the QQQ advanced 0.23% to $626.90, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Stocks In Focus

Carvana

Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) jumped by 8.81% following its inclusion in the S&P 500 index on Friday.

Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that CVNA maintains a stronger price trend over the short, medium, and long terms, with a poor value ranking. Additional performance details are available here.

Confluent

Confluent Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT) gained 31.59% on the reports that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) was close to acquiring the data software company for $11 billion

It maintains a stronger price trend over the short and ...