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No Santa Claus rally, but hope remains for more upside in 2025

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Despite the recovery on Dec 3, the three major Wall Street indexes ended in the red for the week.

Despite the recovery on Dec 3, the three major Wall Street indexes ended in the red for the week.

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SINGAPORE – The fat chap in a red outfit didn’t turn up, and there were no sounds of sleighs or bells either.

The Santa Claus rally, which typically runs through the final five days of the year and the first two days of the new year, did not materialise. Dec 24, 2024 marked the start of the window. Stocks were either flat or down for at least the first four days of the “Santa run”. 

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