Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed in muted holiday trading as 2023 draws to a close

Asian shares are mixed in muted trading on the last trading day of the year. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. On Thursday, stocks wavered on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 gaining less than 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq fell less than 0.1%. Treasury yields rose. Markets have held onto slight gains for the week so far, and the S&P 500 is hovering just below its all-time high set in January of 2022. The benchmark index is headed for a ninth-straight winning week and is up more than 24% for the year. The Nasdaq is on pace to close the year with a 44% gain.