Disney stock rises in late trade as “Avatar: Fire and Ash” tops holiday box office
NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 15:10 ET — Regular session Walt Disney shares rose about 0.8% to $114.45 in afternoon trading on Monday, holding modest gains even as the broader market eased. The stock traded between $113.20 and $114.48 earlier in the session. The move comes with U.S. investors down to the final trading days of 2025, a stretch that can magnify price swings as liquidity thins and portfolios get rebalanced. For Disney, holiday box-office performance has become a near-term read on momentum in its film studio business, one of the company’s most visible profit drivers heading into 2026. Disney’s