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Dow Jones Today: Why is Dow down today as the US stock market paused after record highs?

Dow Jones Today: U.S. stock market experienced a slight retreat on Friday, December 26, as the initial euphoria of the Santa Claus rally met with typical year-end profit-taking. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 96.62 points to 48,634.54, down 0.20%. The S&P 500 dipped just 4.76 points to 6,927.29, off 0.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite held flat at 23,613.10, down a mere 0.21 points.