PepsiCo stock price today: PEP holds $144 as Fed minutes cap year-end trading
NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 20:02 ET — Market closed. PepsiCo (PEP.O) was last down 0.1% at $144.16 after the close on Tuesday, after ending the regular session at about $144.25. The stock traded between $143.81 and $145.22 during the session. The muted move matters now because markets are repricing the path for U.S. interest rates into 2026. Minutes released Tuesday from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting showed officials were deeply divided over a quarter-point cut that lowered the benchmark overnight rate to a 3.5% to 3.75% range. Reuters Those rate expectations can sway defensive consumer-staples names such as