Dow snaps 6-day win streak | S&P 500 falls from record | CDC advises against cruise travel

U.S. stocks fell Thursday ahead of the final trading day of 2021.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE THU, DEC 30, 2021 EVENING BRIEF AS OF THU, DEC 30, 2021 • 04:57 ET DJIA 36398.08 -0.25% -90.55 S&P 500 4778.73 -0.30% -14.33 NASDAQ 15741.56 -0.16% -24.65   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 178.20 -1.18 -0.66% INTC 51.74 -0.09 -0.17% MSFT 339.32 -2.63 -0.77% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 178.20 -1.18 -0.66% F 20.47 -0.09 -0.44% CCL 20.53 -0.26 -1.25% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 178.20 -1.18 -0.66% AMD 145.15 -3.11 -2.10% NVDA 295.86 -4.15 -1.38%   EDITOR'S NOTE The Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a six-session winning streak Thursday ahead of the final trading day of 2021. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also closed lower on the day.   Semiconductor stocks weighed on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite. Micron Technology and AMD each lost more than 2%.   Cruise stocks also struggled. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Americans avoid cruise travel regardless of vaccination status. Norwegian Cruise Line fell 2.6%. For the year, the S&P 500 is up more than 27%. The Dow is nearly 19% higher and the Nasdaq Composite has returned about 22%.   "2021 was a terrific year for the equity markets," said Commonwealth Financial Network's Anu Gaggar.   "Between federal stimulus keeping the economy going, easy monetary policy from the Fed keeping markets liquid and interest rates low, and the ongoing medical improvement leading to surprising growth, markets have been in the best of all possible worlds," Gaggar added. Hannah Miao | CNBC Associate Markets Reporter @HannahMiao_ Watch our live stream for all you need to know to invest smarter. TOP NEWS  Dow falls, snaps 6-day win streak ahead of 2021's final trading day U.S. CDC says people should 'avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status' 'This is a crisis of the Kremlin's making': Biden and Putin speak as tensions mount over Ukraine Warren Buffett tells Bernie Sanders he won't intervene in strike at Berkshire-owned company South Africa lifts curfew as it says Covid fourth wave has passed the peak Democrats aim to tackle Build Back Better plan, Fed nominations and China bill as 2022 midterms loom JetBlue cuts hundreds of January flights due to omicron surge as travel disruptions worsen New York jury holds drug firm Teva liable in opioid crisis Here's what the exec who boosted ESPN and launched NFL RedZone sees next in sports TV Powerball's top prize jumps to $500 million for the first drawing of 2022. This year, winners landed jackpots totaling $2 billion   TOP VIDEO Micron will be a major player in 5G, says Defiance ETFs co-founder Sylvia Jablonski   CNBC PRO Check out the best- and worst-performing clean energy funds of 2021   SPECIAL REPORTS The bull market's biggest hopes for 2022 are in the portfolios of wealthy young investors Investing Club: Here's why we like the market set-up heading into 2022   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS