NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 02:55 ET — Market closed
- Advanced Micro Devices shares last closed down about 0.5% at $214.16 as 2025 ended with a tech-led retreat
- Chip stocks broadly eased into year-end, tracking thin holiday trading and profit-taking
- Investors are eyeing AMD CEO Lisa Su’s CES keynote next week and the Jan. 9 U.S. jobs report for fresh catalysts
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) last closed on Dec. 31 down about 0.5% at $214.16. The stock traded between $213.61 and $217.54, with about 17.6 million shares changing hands.
U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day and are set to reopen later on Friday, kicking off the first full session of 2026. That restart can amplify moves in heavily traded growth names after a holiday-thinned week.
For AMD, the timing matters because the stock is closely tied to investor views on data-center spending and artificial intelligence. AI accelerators — specialized chips used to train and run AI models — have become a key battleground where AMD competes with rivals including Nvidia, alongside its server and PC processors.
Wall Street ended 2025’s final session lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq down 0.76%, Reuters reported. “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
Semiconductor stocks also leaned lower into year-end. The Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index fell 1.47% on Dec. 31.
Some chip names fell more sharply than AMD in the same session, with Applied Materials down 1.15% and Analog Devices down 1.32%, MarketWatch data showed.
Before the next session, investors are also looking ahead to CES 2026, where AMD Chief Executive Lisa Su is scheduled to deliver a keynote on Jan. 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET, the company said. The show itself runs Jan. 6–9, a week that often brings product and demand messaging that can swing sentiment across chip stocks.
U.S. economic data is another near-term driver for semiconductors, which tend to react to shifts in rate expectations. The Labor Department’s monthly employment report for December 2025 is scheduled for Jan. 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting is scheduled for Jan. 27–28, according to its calendar. Traders often reprice growth stocks quickly when the outlook for interest rates changes.
