Asian shares follow Wall Street lower in final stretch of 2025

Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures are flat after stocks slipped on Wall Street. Crude oil prices were little changed and gold and silver resumed climbing. On Monday, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%. With two more trading days left in 2025, the benchmark is up more than 17% for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite also fell 0.5%. Most markets around the world will be closed Thursday for the New Year holiday. Tech shares, the biggest weights in many markets, have wobbled recently as investors have grown skeptical over the whether the eventual payoff will justify hefty investments in artificial intelligence.