PANews reported on December 27 that, according to Cailian Press, the three major U.S. stock indexes all closed slightly lower. The Nasdaq fell 0.09%, but rose 1.22% for the week; the Dow Jones fell 0.04%, but rose 1.2% for the week; and the S&P 500 fell 0.03%, but rose 1.4% for the week.

Spot silver rose 10% intraday, breaking through $79 per ounce, with a year-to-date gain of over 173%. Spot gold rose 1.12% to $4,531.1 per ounce, with a cumulative weekly gain of 4.44%.

Blockchain concept stocks generally fell, with Strategy (MSTR) up 0.06%; Strategy (MSTR) down 1.18%; Twenty One Capital (XXI) down 1.36%; and Circle (CRCL) down 1.66%.