By Khadija Saeed
Publication Date: 2025-12-26 03:50:00
U.S. stock markets have had a holiday-shortened week: Exchanges are closed on Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25) after an early close on Wednesday, December 24, and are scheduled to hold a full session on Friday, December 26. [1]
That’s important for Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) because the stock was one of the headline-grabbing large-cap technology stocks of 2025, driven by optimism about AI-driven cloud demand and concerns about the costs (and funding) of building the capacity to deploy it.
Here’s what investors should know ahead of the open on December 26 – the latest catalysts, recent financial results, analyst forecasts and the risks moving the tape.
Where Oracle stock stands before the start of Friday’s session
Oracle last closed the abbreviated session on December 24th $197.49. [2]
Early pre-market signs were mixed, with a widely followed market data dashboard showing the last ORCL trade in pre-market activity was around the mid-$190 mark (Note: Pre-market numbers may…
