NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:45 ET — Regular session
- T-Mobile shares edged higher in midday trading as U.S. stocks churned in holiday-thin conditions.
- Investors’ focus was on Federal Reserve meeting minutes due later Tuesday.
- Verizon and AT&T also traded slightly higher, keeping the big U.S. wireless group in step.
Shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) were up about 0.2% at $203.55 in midday trade on Tuesday. The stock has traded between $202.00 and $203.71 so far in the session.
The modest move came as U.S. stocks hovered near flat in a holiday-truncated week, with communication services among the day’s stronger pockets and investors awaiting minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting later in the day. “It’s just a healthy rebalancing of allocations more so than an emotionally driven sell-off,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, referring to recent shifts in positioning after a tech-led run. 1
T-Mobile’s gains tracked its big U.S. wireless peers, with Verizon up about 0.4% and AT&T up roughly 0.2%.
The stock is coming off a 1.1% rise on Monday to close at $203.15, its fourth straight session of gains, even as the broader market slid. 2
Why this matters now is less about company-specific headlines and more about where money is moving at year-end, when lower liquidity can amplify sector rotations. Telecom stocks tend to sit at the intersection of defensive positioning and rate expectations.
Fed minutes are a detailed account of policymakers’ debate. They can shift expectations for the path of interest rates, which can ripple through equity sectors that trade on valuation and cash-flow stability.
Investors will be watching whether the minutes reinforce the Fed’s cautious tone after its last quarter-point cut (0.25 percentage point). Any change in language around inflation and the pace of future moves can sway risk appetite into early 2026.
The next major company catalyst is T-Mobile’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings update and capital markets day refresh, scheduled for Feb. 11, 2026, the company said. 3
Traders will be listening for updates on postpaid subscriber trends (customers who pay after using the service), broadband additions and free cash flow, as well as any changes to capital-return plans.
For now, TMUS is trading in a tight range, and the market’s near-term tone is likely to be set by the Fed minutes and year-end positioning rather than single-stock news.
