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NASDAQ:RKLB 26 December 2025 - 1 January 2026

Space and Defense Stocks: RTX, Lockheed, Boeing, Rocket Lab in Focus as Geopolitics and Year-End Trading Set Up Monday’s Session

Space and Defense Stocks: RTX, Lockheed, Boeing, Rocket Lab in Focus as Geopolitics and Year-End Trading Set Up Monday’s Session

U.S. stock exchanges are shut for the weekend, leaving space and defense investors to parse a dense batch of late-week headlines and year-end macro signals before trading resumes Monday morning. The New York Stock Exchange’s core trading session runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, meaning the next real “price discovery” window for aerospace and defense names arrives with Monday’s open—likely in thin, end-of-year liquidity where headlines can move stocks faster than fundamentals. New York Stock Exchange+1
Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Pulls Back After a Breakout Week: What Friday’s Selloff Means, Fresh Analysis, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Pulls Back After a Breakout Week: What Friday’s Selloff Means, Fresh Analysis, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Rocket Lab Corporation heads into the weekend in a familiar position for high-momentum space names: still one of 2025’s standout performers, but suddenly facing a sharp bout of profit-taking. Shares finished Friday’s regular session at $70.65, down 8.46%, and were last indicated around $70.32 in extended trading late Friday evening. MarketBeat
28 December 2025
Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors in space stocks and defense stocks are heading into Monday’s open with a clear message from the final full trading day after Christmas: the broader market is trying to extend a late-year rally, while the aerospace-and-defense complex continues to be driven by a mix of geopolitics, Pentagon procurement, and the accelerating “space-to-defense” crossover.
Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Drops After Holiday Trading: After‑Hours Update, $816M Space Force Deal, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Drops After Holiday Trading: After‑Hours Update, $816M Space Force Deal, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

RKLB finished the regular session at about $70.65, down $6.53, and was indicated around $70.28 in extended trading near 5:38 p.m. ET, according to MarketBeat’s extended-hours quote. MarketBeatDuring the session, the stock moved in a wide range—roughly $70.39 to $76.99—showing the kind of volatility that can be amplified in thin, post-holiday markets. Investing.com
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