AMD stock ends flat heading into Fed minutes and a New Year’s shutdown
29 December 2025
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AMD stock ends flat heading into Fed minutes and a New Year’s shutdown

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:43 ET — Market closed

  • AMD last closed at $214.99, down 0.02% in Friday’s session.
  • Investors are bracing for Federal Reserve minutes due Tuesday as markets weigh the 2026 rate path. 1
  • U.S. stock markets will be closed on New Year’s Day. 2

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) shares ended little changed in the latest U.S. session, slipping 0.02% to $214.99 on Friday.

The muted move keeps the chipmaker tied to the market’s year-end tone, with investors adjusting portfolios at a time when lighter volumes can exaggerate price swings. 3

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and investors are looking for clues on how quickly policymakers may cut rates next year after lowering the benchmark rate to 3.50%-3.75 over the last three meetings. Federal Reserve+1
“Handicapping how many rate cuts we’re going to get next year is a big thing markets are focused on right now,” said Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede. 3

The S&P 500 is within about 1% of the 7,000 mark heading into the final week of the year, with equities sitting near record peaks. 3

Some investors have rotated into sectors such as energy and financials in recent weeks, leaving technology shares lagging and putting high-growth chip names back in focus. 3

AMD traded between $213.03 and $216.83 on Friday, with about 15.79 million shares changing hands, according to Investing.com data.

AMD sells PC and data-center processors and Instinct graphics chips used in AI servers, competing with Nvidia in accelerators and Intel in x86 CPUs.

Chip peers were mixed in the last session. Nvidia (NVDA.O) rose about 1% after it said it would license chip technology from AI startup Groq and hire its CEO. 4

Investors have also been watching for signs that AI infrastructure spending could cool, after a volatile stretch for technology shares earlier this month. 3

Before the next session, investors get November pending home sales data on Monday and the Case-Shiller home price index on Tuesday, followed by the Fed minutes later Tuesday. 5

Trading resumes Monday in a holiday-shortened week. U.S. stock markets are expected to stay open for a full session on Wednesday, Dec. 31, but will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1; bond markets close early on Dec. 31, according to market schedules. 2

AMD’s investor relations calendar lists no upcoming events, but earnings calendars show an expected report date of Feb. 3, 2026, after the close.
Technically, the stock is below its 50-day moving average of $229.18 — the average of the last 50 closes — with Friday’s $213.03 low and $216.83 high serving as near-term reference points. 6

With volumes still thin into year-end and policy signals back in focus, AMD investors are likely to keep one eye on rates and another on any fresh read-throughs on AI demand across the chip sector. 3

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