Ford kicks off shortened week higher, recall risk remains top concern
Ford Motor Company starts a four-day trading week in the U.S. with shares holding close to $14, higher volume, and improvements in new-vehicle quality. NYSE regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday. July 3 shows up as a 2026 Independence Day holiday on the exchange calendar, according to TradingHours.com. Ford finished Friday at $14.13, up 0.14% for the session. That’s a 7 cent gain from its June 18 close of $14.06, right before the Juneteenth break. Trading volume for the five trading days through June 26 came in at about 305 million shares—averaging almost 61 million shares a day, roughly 6% above the 65-day average, according to The Wall Street Journal.