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Market Analysis News 28 December 2025

Dow Jones today: DJIA holds near record highs as markets close for the weekend and investors brace for Fed minutes, thin year-end trading

Dow Jones today: DJIA holds near record highs as markets close for the weekend and investors brace for Fed minutes, thin year-end trading

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 12:19 p.m. ET — Market closed With U.S. stock exchanges shut for the weekend, investors are heading into the final three trading sessions of 2025 watching one big question: does the year-end bid extend into the “Santa Claus rally” window—or does thin holiday liquidity turn routine headlines into outsized moves for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)? The Dow ended the last regular session essentially flat, slipping 20.19 points (‑0.04%) to 48,710.97 on Friday, while the S&P 500 eased 0.03% to 6,929.94 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.09% to 23,593.10, according to Reuters. Reuters Even
28 December 2025
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GE Vernova (GEV) Stock: Weekend Hold Near $663 as “Bridge Power” Demand From AI Data Centers Keeps Bull Case Alive

GE Vernova (GEV) Stock: Weekend Hold Near $663 as “Bridge Power” Demand From AI Data Centers Keeps Bull Case Alive

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 11:24 a.m. ET — Market closed GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) heads into the final full trading week of 2025 with investors still fixated on a single, high-stakes theme: how fast electricity demand is rising—especially from AI data centers—and which equipment makers are best positioned to profit from the resulting grid bottlenecks. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, GE Vernova shares are last indicated around $663, after finishing Friday’s session at $663.46, down about 0.6% on the day. Yahoo Finance The most important fresh catalyst in the past 24–48 hours is not an
28 December 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Stock Surges Toward Fresh Highs as Copper Hits Record Territory — What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Stock Surges Toward Fresh Highs as Copper Hits Record Territory — What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 11:24 a.m. ET — Market Closed (Weekend) Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (NYSE: FCX) enters the final stretch of the year in the spotlight as copper’s late-December surge—driven by tight supply, tariff uncertainty, and AI-linked demand narratives—pushes the U.S. miner’s shares toward multi-month highs. With U.S. equities closed for the weekend, investors are now sizing up what changed in the last 24–48 hours, what Wall Street forecasts say about copper and FCX, and what could move the stock when trading resumes Monday. FCX stock today: where Freeport-McMoRan stands heading into Monday Freeport-McMoRan shares last closed at $53.04 on
28 December 2025
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Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil’s Latest Drop, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil’s Latest Drop, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 10:58 a.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) enters the final stretch of 2025 with investors balancing two competing narratives: a steady, shareholder-friendly capital return story at one of America’s biggest integrated oil companies, and a crude-market backdrop that has been pressured by oversupply concerns heading into 2026. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, attention turns to what could move XOM when trading resumes Monday—especially oil prices, thin year-end liquidity, and the broader risk mood after a strong year for U.S. equities. Reuters Exxon Mobil stock price: where XOM stands
28 December 2025
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Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Weekend Update: Activist Stake Report Lifts Shares—What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Weekend Update: Activist Stake Report Lifts Shares—What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 10:33 a.m. ET — Market closed Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) heads into the final trading days of 2025 with fresh momentum after a headline-driven pop late last week, even as U.S. equity markets are closed Sunday and won’t reopen for regular trading until Monday. Shares of Target finished Friday, Dec. 26 at $99.55, up 3.13% on the day, after trading as high as $103.03 in a volatile, light-volume post-Christmas session. The stock was little changed in late trading, with after-hours quotes near $99.52. StockAnalysis The catalyst: a report that activist hedge fund Toms Capital Investment
28 December 2025
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AppLovin (APP) Stock News: What to Watch After Friday’s Dip as U.S. Markets Close for the Weekend

AppLovin (APP) Stock News: What to Watch After Friday’s Dip as U.S. Markets Close for the Weekend

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 10:39 a.m. ET — Market closed AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) heads into the final week of 2025 with investors split between two powerful narratives: a red-hot rally fueled by AI-driven ad-tech momentum, and growing unease that the stock’s valuation leaves little margin for error. With U.S. exchanges closed Sunday, the next key inflection point for APP stock is Monday’s reopening—when year-end liquidity, index-level sentiment, and any incremental company headlines could have an outsized impact on price action. Where AppLovin stock stands heading into Monday AppLovin shares ended the most recent regular session (Friday, Dec. 26)
28 December 2025
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Citigroup Stock (C) Near 2025 Highs as Markets Close for Weekend: What Investors Need to Know Before Monday’s Session

Citigroup Stock (C) Near 2025 Highs as Markets Close for Weekend: What Investors Need to Know Before Monday’s Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 10:33 a.m. ET — Market closed Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) enters the final week of 2025 with its stock hovering near fresh highs, even after a quiet, post-Christmas pullback in the broader market. Citi shares finished the last regular session on Friday at $120.42, down 0.94% on the day, after trading between $119.67 and $122.04. The close leaves the stock just 1.97% below its new 52-week high of $122.84, set on Dec. 24, and reflects a powerful +68.77% one-year run. FT Markets+1 With U.S. exchanges shut for the weekend, investors now shift focus from live
28 December 2025
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Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Update: TASI Drops 1% as Oil Slides; What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Session

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Update: TASI Drops 1% as Oil Slides; What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 9:55 a.m. ET — Market Closed Saudi Stock Exchange trading (Tadawul) wrapped up its Sunday session with a sharp pullback, as lower oil prices and thin year-end liquidity pushed the market broadly into the red—setting up a watchful start to the week for investors tracking Saudi equities from New York to Riyadh. The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), the Saudi Stock Exchange’s benchmark, fell 1.04% to close at 10,416.65. Trading activity totaled about 136 million shares, with value near SR2.40 billion (around $640 million), while the MSCI Tadawul 30 (MT30) and the Nomu Parallel Market
28 December 2025
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Mexico Stock Exchange (BMV) Outlook: IPC Hits Another Record as Year-End Liquidity Shrinks—What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Mexico Stock Exchange (BMV) Outlook: IPC Hits Another Record as Year-End Liquidity Shrinks—What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 9:42 a.m. ET — Market closed Mexico’s stock market heads into the final trading days of 2025 on a fresh record, but with a very familiar late-December twist: thin liquidity. The benchmark S&P/BMV IPC ended the last session (Friday) at 65,636.36, marking another all-time high close and extending a multi-session advance, while the Mexican peso held below 18 per dollar—a combination that has kept investor sentiment constructive even as activity slows into the holidays. SWI swissinfo.ch+1 With the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) closed this Sunday, the setup for Monday’s session will be shaped less
28 December 2025
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São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) Outlook: Ibovespa Edges Up, Petrobras Strike and Global Cues Set the Tone for Brazil’s Final 2025 Sessions

São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) Outlook: Ibovespa Edges Up, Petrobras Strike and Global Cues Set the Tone for Brazil’s Final 2025 Sessions

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 9:40 a.m. ET — Market Closed With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors tracking Brazil are using Sunday’s pause to game out what matters most when the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) reopens: a thin, year-end tape; headline risk around Petrobras; and global crosscurrents from oil, metals, and expectations for 2026 rate cuts. Friday’s post-Christmas session in Brazil offered a familiar late-December recipe—lighter liquidity, modest index moves, and outsized sensitivity to big macro headlines. The Ibovespa, B3’s benchmark equity index, finished slightly higher on the day, supported by gains across several cyclical and defensive
28 December 2025
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Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Outlook: All Share Near Record Highs as Precious Metals Surge Sets Up Monday Reopen

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Outlook: All Share Near Record Highs as Precious Metals Surge Sets Up Monday Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 9:31 a.m. ET — Market closed The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) heads into the final trading stretch of 2025 with a familiar year-end cocktail: holiday-thinned liquidity, a powerful precious-metals rally, and a softer U.S. dollar backdrop that tends to favor emerging-market assets and commodity-heavy equity markets like South Africa’s. With both U.S. markets and the JSE shut on Sunday, investors are using the quiet window to position for Monday’s reopen—especially after gold, platinum, and silver pushed deeper into record territory late last week, a move with outsized implications for JSE heavyweight miners and the rand-linked
28 December 2025
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SIX Swiss Exchange Today: Swiss Stocks Hold Near Record High as Markets Reopen After the Holiday Break — What Investors Need to Watch

SIX Swiss Exchange Today: Swiss Stocks Hold Near Record High as Markets Reopen After the Holiday Break — What Investors Need to Watch

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 9:28 a.m. ET — Market closed Zurich’s SIX Swiss Exchange is dark today — as it is every Sunday — but “closed” doesn’t mean “quiet.” With the Swiss market heading into one of its first full sessions since the Christmas shutdown, investors are using the weekend to game out a familiar year-end problem: how much of the recent rally is real conviction, and how much is thin liquidity plus seasonal optimism. The Swiss Market Index (SMI) — the flagship blue-chip benchmark for Swiss equities — last traded on Tuesday, Dec. 23, and it did so
28 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Halma shares closed up 0.7% at 3,548 pence on Friday, valuing the group at about £13.4 billion. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a split vote, keeping rate-cut speculation in focus. Halma’s next trading update is set for March 12. The FTSE 100 ended the week up 0.6%, lifted by bank stocks.
Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

7 February 2026
Diageo shares closed down 1.48% at 1,760 pence on Friday, trailing a 0.59% gain in the FTSE 100. An updated analyst consensus points to a 2.0% fall in first-half organic net sales ahead of interim results due Feb. 25. Trading volume was light, and the stock remains over 22% below its 52-week high.
National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

7 February 2026
National Grid shares closed at 1,285 pence in London on Friday, up 0.23%. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% after a close vote, signaling possible cuts if inflation falls. National Grid announced a wireless power transmission study with Space Solar and marked five years of IFA2 interconnector operations. Its U.S. ADR ended at $88.06, up $1.17.
BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
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