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NYSE:XLI 28 December 2025

Industrials Stocks Outlook: XLI Near Highs as Year-End Rotation, Fed Minutes, and Defense Headlines Set the Tone for Monday

Industrials Stocks Outlook: XLI Near Highs as Year-End Rotation, Fed Minutes, and Defense Headlines Set the Tone for Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 1:22 p.m. ET — Market Closed Industrials stocks are heading into the final three trading sessions of 2025 with a rare mix of forces pulling at the sector at once: a year-end “rotation” narrative that’s shifting attention beyond mega-cap tech, a key week for rate expectations as investors brace for Federal Reserve minutes, and fresh geopolitical headlines that are directly relevant to aerospace-and-defense names.

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