Equities advanced in the first full trading week of the year as investors largely looked past mounting geopolitical tensions, pushing most major indexes to all-time highs. December job growth moderates with weaker than expected nonfarm payrolls report and job openings dropping to the lowest level since September 2024. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% from a revised 4.5% in the prior month and private payrolls reported a rebound from a net loss of jobs from the prior month but still short of estimates.