Rigetti stock drops nearly 9% as quantum names cool into year-end
Rigetti Computing shares fell 8.6% to $22.38 Friday, leading a drop in quantum-computing stocks as year-end trading thinned. IonQ lost 7.6%, D-Wave Quantum slid 8.1%, and Quantum Computing Inc dropped 6.5%. The S&P 500 and other major indexes ended nearly flat after the holiday. Traders are watching for updates from quantum firms and signs of a continued “Santa Claus rally” into January.