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Lam Research Corporation is heading into the final trading week of 2025 near record territory after a strong late-December run that has put semiconductor equipment stocks back in the spotlight. With U.S. equity markets closed for the weekend, investors are now looking ahead to Monday’s open to see whether momentum continues—or whether thin, year-end liquidity triggers sharper swings. New York Stock Exchange+1

Lam Research Corporation heads into the final week of 2025 with its stock hovering near record territory after finishing the post-Christmas session at an all-time-high closing level. With U.S. markets shut on Sunday, the latest official reference point for investors is Friday’s close: $178.07. Lam’s investor relations data shows the stock traded between $177.80 and $179.80 on Dec. 26, with volume of about 5.21 million shares. Lam Research Investor Relations That close also matches third-party market-history trackers that list $178.07 as Lam Research’s highest closing price to date. MacroTrends

Lam Research Corporation heads into the final full trading week of 2025 with momentum firmly on its side after finishing Friday’s quiet, post-Christmas session near record territory—at a time when the broader market is “catching its breath” but still hovering close to all-time highs. Reuters

Lam Research Corporation is trading in the upper-$170s in a quiet, post-Christmas U.S. session—holding near recent highs as investors continue to price in an AI-driven semiconductor capex upswing that could extend into 2026 and beyond. Around mid-afternoon in New York, LRCX was about $178.70, up modestly on the day, with an intraday range roughly $177.44–$179.77.

Lam Research Corporation heads into the U.S. stock market open on Friday, December 26, 2025 with investors weighing a powerful 2025 rally against fresh headlines on insider selling, shifting chip-equipment forecasts, and ongoing U.S.–China policy uncertainty. The stock last traded at $177.33 at the December 24 close, and U.S. markets were closed on Christmas Day before reopening on Dec. 26. New York Stock Exchange

Lam Research Corporation heads into Christmas Day with momentum—and a few headline-worthy crosscurrents. In the last U.S. trading session before the holiday, LRCX closed at $177.33, marking a fresh 52‑week high as the broader market also finished at record levels. MarketWatch

Lam Research Corporation ended Tuesday’s session near fresh highs and then ticked modestly higher in after-hours trading, as investors digested another round of bullish sell-side commentary and looked ahead to a holiday-shortened trading day on Wednesday.