The three major U.S. stock indices closed mixed on December 16, with the Dow and S&P 500 falling for the third consecutive day.

At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 302.3 points to 48,114.26 points, a decline of 0.62%;
The S&P 500 index fell by 16.25 points to 6,800.26 points, a decrease of 0.24%;
The Nasdaq Composite rose by 54.05 points to 23,111.46 points, an increase of 0.23%.

Most large tech stocks rose, with Tesla up over 3% to a new all-time high, Nvidia up 0.81%, AMD up 0.77%, Microsoft up 0.33%, Apple up 0.18%, and Micron Technology down over 2%.

Cryptocurrency concepts and computer hardware sectors led the gains, with Hut 8 up nearly 4%, Strategy and SanDisk up over 3%, Quanten up nearly 3%, Dell Technologies up over 2%, Western Digital and HP up over 1%.

Oil and gas, energy sectors declined the most, with BP down over 4%, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron down over 2%.

Popular Chinese concept stocks had mixed performances, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index down 0.34%, Zhihu up over 3%, Kingsoft Cloud up over 2%, iQiyi, NetEase, Century Internet, and Pinduoduo down over 1%.

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