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Stock Market 18 December 2025

Mastercard Stock (MA) After Hours: Shares Tick Higher Late on Dec. 17, 2025 — Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Mastercard Stock (MA) After Hours: Shares Tick Higher Late on Dec. 17, 2025 — Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Mastercard closed at $565.47 on December 17, down 0.10%, then edged up to $566.50 after hours. Shares traded between $563.56 and $571.76 during the session. The company announced new partnerships for account-to-account payments with Interchecks and expanded Merchant Cloud services with Ottu in the Gulf region. Market cap stands at about $507.8 billion.
18 December 2025
Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 shares closed up 9% at $40.16 Wednesday after announcing a 15-year, $7 billion AI data center lease at its River Bend campus in Louisiana, backed by Google. Volume topped 22.6 million shares. After-hours trading saw the stock edge higher to $40.50. The deal includes 245 MW of IT capacity and project financing led by J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs.
Accenture (ACN) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Market Opens Tomorrow

Accenture (ACN) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Market Opens Tomorrow

Accenture shares closed Wednesday at $273.74, up 0.62%, and rose to $274.89 in after-hours trading ahead of fiscal Q1 2026 earnings due before Thursday’s open. The S&P 500 fell sharply, but Accenture gained as investors held positions into the report. Wall Street expects Q1 EPS of about $3.72 on $18.53 billion revenue. Bookings momentum and AI monetization are key investor focus points.
18 December 2025
Disney Stock (DIS) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What’s Moving Shares and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Thursday

Disney Stock (DIS) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What’s Moving Shares and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Thursday

Disney shares closed Wednesday at $110.63, down nearly 1%, and slipped further to $110.45 in after-hours trading. The Academy Awards will leave Disney’s ABC for YouTube in 2029, ending a decades-long broadcast run. U.S. stocks broadly fell, weighing on large media names. Disney’s 52-week range stands at $80.10 to $124.69.
18 December 2025
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock After Hours: Insider Selling Weighs on Shares as U.S. Space Force Launch Looms Ahead of the Dec. 18 Market Open

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock After Hours: Insider Selling Weighs on Shares as U.S. Space Force Launch Looms Ahead of the Dec. 18 Market Open

Rocket Lab shares closed down 2.76% at $53.96 on Dec. 17 after CEO Peter Beck disclosed the sale of 2.5 million shares for $141.1 million. The stock edged up 0.22% to $54.08 in after-hours trading, with volume at 2.87 million shares. Investors are watching for a U.S. Space Force Electron launch and a key inflation report early Thursday.
MercadoLibre Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): MELI Extends a Four-Day Slide, Then Ticks Up After the Bell — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

MercadoLibre Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): MELI Extends a Four-Day Slide, Then Ticks Up After the Bell — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

MercadoLibre shares closed down 0.90% at $1,916.28 on Wednesday, marking a fourth straight day of declines. The stock edged higher after hours, trading near $1,924 on light volume. No major company news drove the move; investors focused on upcoming U.S. inflation and labor data expected Thursday. Director Henrique Dubugras sold about $1.7 million in stock, according to filings.
18 December 2025
Adobe Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): ADBE Closes Higher as a New AI Lawsuit Emerges — What to Know Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Adobe Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): ADBE Closes Higher as a New AI Lawsuit Emerges — What to Know Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Adobe closed at $354.66, up 1.95% Wednesday, before edging to $355.30 in after-hours trading. Reuters reported Adobe faces a proposed class action alleging its AI tools were trained on copyrighted books without permission. The complaint, filed in California federal court, seeks damages for copyright owners. Adobe did not immediately comment.
18 December 2025
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Slid, What’s Moving Tonight, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Slid, What’s Moving Tonight, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

SoFi Technologies shares closed down 4.93% at $25.27 Wednesday, then edged up 0.20% after hours. The drop followed no major company news, but came after a recent $1.5 billion stock offering and ahead of key U.S. economic data. After the bell, insider filings showed executives exercising options and surrendering shares for taxes.
18 December 2025
Lam Research Stock (LRCX) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Dropped, the Late Bounce, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Open

Lam Research Stock (LRCX) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Dropped, the Late Bounce, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Open

Lam Research closed Wednesday at $154.98, down 5.07% amid a broad semiconductor selloff, but rose 0.98% to $156.50 after hours. CEO Tim Archer filed to sell 163,300 shares under a prearranged plan. The decline followed renewed concerns over AI data-center funding and sector-wide weakness, not company-specific news.
ASX Top Gainers Today (18 December 2025): RocketBoots Soars on $9.1m ARR Contract as Australian Shares Trade Lower

ASX Top Gainers Today (18 December 2025): RocketBoots Soars on $9.1m ARR Contract as Australian Shares Trade Lower

RocketBoots surged 94.7% to $0.370 by 10:47am AEDT Thursday, leading ASX gainers after announcing a major contract. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.16% in early trade, with tech stocks extending losses for an eighth session. Other small caps, including Ovanti and Flexiroam, also posted double-digit gains. Elevated volatility followed options expiry and continued selling pressure in tech.
18 December 2025
Quantum Stocks on the US Market Today: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave, QCi and Arqit Slide After Close as Analyst Coverage Expands (Dec. 17, 2025)

Quantum Stocks on the US Market Today: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave, QCi and Arqit Slide After Close as Analyst Coverage Expands (Dec. 17, 2025)

Quantum-related stocks fell sharply after the U.S. market closed Wednesday, with IonQ down 7.69%, Rigetti off 6.14%, and D-Wave losing 6.84%. The drop followed broader tech declines and renewed concerns over an “AI bubble,” despite Wedbush initiating coverage on the sector with Outperform ratings for several names.
Australia Stock Market Today (18 December 2025): ASX 200 Slips by 11am as Tech Sell-Off Deepens; RBA Rate Outlook, ANZ Pay Revolt and Netwealth, Bendigo, Woodside in Focus

Australia Stock Market Today (18 December 2025): ASX 200 Slips by 11am as Tech Sell-Off Deepens; RBA Rate Outlook, ANZ Pay Revolt and Netwealth, Bendigo, Woodside in Focus

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3% to 8,568 by 11am in Sydney, led by declines in technology stocks following a sharp overnight selloff in US tech shares. NextDC dropped 4.5%, Life360 3.6%, and Megaport 2.5%. Treasury raised its inflation forecast to 3.75% for 2026, adding to market uncertainty over interest rates. The Australian dollar softened to 66.04 US cents, while gold and oil prices rose.
18 December 2025
Goldman Sachs Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): GS Ticks Up Post-Close as CPI Looms — What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

Goldman Sachs Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): GS Ticks Up Post-Close as CPI Looms — What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

Goldman Sachs shares closed at $872.33 Wednesday, down 0.78%, then ticked up to $873.36 in after-hours trading. The stock’s muted moves came as investors awaited Thursday’s U.S. CPI release, which could influence rate expectations and bank earnings. Trading volume stayed light, with the day’s range between the high-$860s and mid-$890s. The stock remains near the top of its 52-week band.
18 December 2025

Stock Market Today

  • Lynas Rare Earths Shares Surge Amid Strategic Moves and Growth Prospects
    March 17, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT. Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) shares have climbed about 25% in the past month and nearly 159% over the past year, driven by revenue of A$715.89 million and net income of A$82.35 million. Investors are now reassessing the stock as it trades slightly above its A$19.20 analyst target but remains underpriced against a fair value estimate of A$33.35 per share, suggesting potential upside. Lynas is the only fully integrated rare earth producer outside China, benefiting from long-term demand in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defence. Strategic partnerships, like the recent one with U.S.-based Noveon Magnetics, aim to reduce reliance on China and strengthen supply chains. However, risks include rare earth price volatility and project execution uncertainties, particularly for Kalgoorlie and Noveon developments.
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