NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:45 ET — Premarket
- Meta was down 0.7% in premarket trading, at $663.29.
- U.S. stock futures edged lower to start the final holiday-shortened week of 2025.
- Traders are watching Fed meeting minutes and jobless claims data for fresh clues on 2026 rate cuts.
Meta Platforms (META.O) shares fell 0.7% in premarket trading on Monday to $663.29, as U.S. stock index futures drifted lower ahead of the opening bell.
The dip comes at the start of the year’s final, holiday-shortened trading week, when thin liquidity can exaggerate moves and make big stocks more sensitive to macro headlines. U.S. futures were modestly lower, Reuters reported.
Investors are trying to extend a year-end “Santa Claus rally” — a seasonal stretch of late-December and early-January gains — with the S&P 500 near record highs and about 1% shy of 7,000. A Reuters “Week Ahead” column flagged that year-end portfolio rebalancing could add volatility.
Meta last closed at $667.66, leaving the stock down $4.37 ahead of the regular session. The Facebook and Instagram parent has a market value of about $1.84 trillion.
The stock’s premarket slide matched a softer tone in parts of megacap technology, with shares of Nvidia, Oracle and Tesla also lower before the open, according to the Reuters futures report.
Recent strength in U.S. equities has been anchored by technology, and a better-than-expected forecast from Micron Technology last week helped underpin that backdrop, the Reuters futures story said.
Markets are now turning to the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes — the detailed record of policymakers’ December discussion — due on Tuesday, Dec. 30, for clues on the path of interest rates.
The Fed has lowered its benchmark rate by 75 basis points over its last three meetings of 2025 to 3.50%-3.75%, but the most recent quarter-point cut drew a divided vote, Reuters reported.
“Handicapping how many rate cuts we’re going to get next year is a big thing markets are focused on right now,” Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede, said in the Reuters report.
Traders are also watching weekly jobless claims data, while year-end adjustments by money managers can cause sharp swings in light-volume conditions, the Reuters reports said.
Technology has led the bull market, but the S&P 500’s tech sector has fallen more than 3% since early November even after a recent rebound, a sign of rotation into other areas with more moderate valuations, Reuters reported.
Meta has not flagged any imminent corporate catalyst on its investor relations events page, which currently tells investors to “stay tuned” for upcoming events. ( [1]).
For Meta investors, the next major company checkpoint is its next earnings report and guidance update, while macro signals on rates and risk appetite continue to set the tone for megacap growth shares into year-end.
