By Khadija Saeed
Publication Date: 2025-12-18 02:09:00
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, on a down note in regular trading, then steadied slightly after the bell—setting up a headline-driven setup for Thursday’s open (December 18, 2025).
In the regular session, CSCO closed at $76.00, down 2.00%, after trading between roughly $75.93 and $78.18. [1] In late trading, the stock was indicated around $76.25 in after-hours, a modest rebound from the close. [2]
What investors are digesting tonight isn’t just price action. It’s a stack of market-moving developments from today (Dec. 17)—including a new, actively exploited zero-day tied to Cisco email security products, a CISA “known exploited” listing, a shareholder vote expanding Cisco’s equity incentive plan, and fresh Wall Street target updates that arrive while sentiment across tech wobbles.
CSCO stock recap after the bell: what the tape said on Dec. 17
Cisco’s session reflected a broader risk-off tone in U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 down…
