Stocks to See in New Year Near Record Highs After Banner 2021

Stocks to See in New Year Near Record Highs After Banner 2021
A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, on Dec. 20, 2021. Koji Sasahara/AP Photo
Reuters
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LONDON—Stock markets dipped on Friday in thin trading but were set to see in the New Year with double-digit gains for 2021 while oil prices hovered near $80 a barrel following their biggest annual rise since 2009.

The U.S. dollar, which has had its best year since 2015 with a 6.7 percent rise, was steady against most major currencies.