Qualcomm stock edges higher in thin year-end trade as Fed minutes land — what to watch next
NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 21:28 ET — Market closed Qualcomm Incorporated shares finished modestly higher on Tuesday, closing up 0.22 points, or 0.13%, at $173.65. The small gain came as Wall Street ended slightly lower in choppy, holiday-thinned trading. The Dow fell 0.20%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.14% and the Nasdaq lost 0.23%, while Apple fell 0.3% and Nvidia dropped 0.4%, according to Reuters. Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, said: “It’s just a healthy rebalancing of allocations more so than an emotionally driven sell-off.” Reuters Why this matters now: late-December positioning can move chip stocks even when