NYSE owner ICE stock slips below $160 as 2026 trading begins; jobs data in focus
NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 07:55 ET — Market closed Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, fell 1.22% on Friday to close at $159.99, extending a three-session skid and slipping just under the $160 mark. Shares traded about 2.1 million shares, roughly 1.5 million below the stock’s 50-day average volume, and remained about 15.5% below a 52-week high hit in August, according to MarketWatch data. MarketWatch The move matters because ICE sits at the center of how investors trade and hedge risk, from equity listings at the NYSE to derivatives and clearing. When markets swing,