Linde stock ends 2025 lower as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day — what to watch next for LIN
NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 3:59 PM ET — Market closed Linde plc shares ended the year’s final trading day down 0.46% at $426.39, with U.S. markets closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Linde+1 The industrial-gases group, a steady large-cap in the materials space, often trades as a read-through on factory demand and large project activity. In holiday-thin conditions, even modest risk-off moves can show up quickly in defensives like LIN. That matters heading into the first full week of 2026. Investors are positioning for how quickly growth cools or re-accelerates, and whether easing financial conditions translate