The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) edged up roughly 0.2%, coming off a record close, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) slipped 0.3% from its recent all-time closing high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC) popped 0.9%, with Apple ( AAPL) shares also touching a record.

U.S. stocks finished off their best month in a year on Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 clinching fresh record closing highs to cap off a blockbuster November. The Russell 2000 finished Friday just shy of what would have been its first record close since November 2021.

Indeed, November marked the best month of 2024 for both the Dow and S&P 500. Both of the indexes also notched new all-time intraday and closing highs in Friday's shortened trading

Stocks closed with solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow Jones

Stock futures are little changed Monday morning as investors looked toward the final month of trading this year. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 99 points, or 0.22%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked down 0.