Stock Market Update

22-Dec-25 15:00 ET
Cruise lines extend recent strength
Nasdaq +121.29 at 23428.94, S&P +42.17 at 6876.66

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.6%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.5%), and DJIA (+0.5%) maintain their gains as the market enters the final hour of the session. 

Carnival (CCL 32.27, +1.15, +3.70%) holds another solid gain after gaining nearly 10% in Friday's action after delivering a strong earnings report. Travel and leisure names, and cruise lines in particular, helped the consumer discretionary sector (+0.8%) notch the widest week-to-date gain (+1.0%) last week. 

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH 24.14, +1.10, +4.79%) is the top mover in the sector today, suggesting the trend may extend into this week's action as well. 

Elsewhere in the sector, NIKE (NKE 57.32, -1.39, -2.36%) and Lennar (LEN 106.94, -1.05, -0.97%) extend their post-earnings slides from last week. 

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