NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:31 ET — After-hours
- Adobe shares were down about 0.7% at $349.99 in after-hours trading.
- U.S. stocks ended the year lower, with tech among the weakest groups.
- Next focus shifts to Jan. 2’s reopening and Adobe’s March earnings call.
Adobe Inc shares slipped in after-hours trading on Wednesday, last down about 0.7% at $349.99. Yahoo Finance
The move capped a soft finish for U.S. equities on the final trading day of 2025, with the S&P 500 ending down 0.74% and the Nasdaq Composite off 0.76%. Tech stocks were among the day’s laggards, according to market data. Reuters
Thin holiday liquidity amplified late moves across the tape. “It’s perfectly fine in any bull market to have moments of cost,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, pointing to profit-taking when liquidity is low. Reuters
Adobe, maker of Photoshop and Acrobat, ended the regular session at $349.99 after trading between $349.69 and $352.88 during the day, according to Yahoo Finance data. Yahoo Finance
Software names broadly tracked the risk-off tone. Autodesk fell 1.18% in the regular session, while Oracle declined 1.17%, according to MarketWatch data. MarketWatch
Holiday-shortened trading also left volumes light. U.S. exchanges saw about 11.17 billion shares change hands on Wednesday, below the 20-day average of 15.8 billion, Reuters reported. Reuters
Technicians are watching whether Adobe can stabilize around the $350 level after the year-end dip. The stock has traded between $311.59 and $465.70 over the past 52 weeks, and it sits above its 50-day moving average of about $339 but below its 200-day moving average near $363, according to Yahoo Finance statistics. Yahoo Finance+1
After-hours trading refers to the session after the 4 p.m. ET close, when fewer market participants can mean wider bid-ask spreads and sharper swings. Nasdaq says after-hours trading runs until 8 p.m. ET. Nasdaq
The next regular U.S. equity session is Friday, Jan. 2, after markets close for New Year’s Day. The NYSE’s holiday calendar lists Thursday, Jan. 1, as a market holiday. New York Stock Exchange
Macro data early in January could set the tone for rate expectations and growth stocks. The U.S. jobs report for December 2025 is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 9, while the consumer price index for December 2025 is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics release calendar. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Investors also have the Federal Reserve’s first policy meeting of 2026 on the horizon. The Fed’s calendar shows the next two-day FOMC meeting is set for Jan. 27–28. Federal Reserve
For Adobe, the next clear company catalyst is its quarterly results. Adobe’s investor relations calendar lists its Q1 FY2026 earnings call for Thursday, March 12, 2026. Adobe
Before the Jan. 2 open, traders will be watching whether Adobe can hold above Wednesday’s $349.69 session low and push back into the mid-$350s, with the 200-day moving average near $363 a longer-term marker on many charts. Yahoo Finance+1
