U.S. stocks and the dollar saw slight declines due to profit-taking before the weekend, concluding a strong year. Major indexes and tech stocks experienced losses after a prior rally. The U.S. dollar still finished the year with significant gains. Gold prices dipped, while oil prices firmed. Bitcoin fell slightly.
Learn With ETMarkets: Can retail SIPs replace FII flows as India’s market backbone?
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