By Khadija Saeed
Publication Date: 2025-12-31 20:41:00
NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 3:21 PM ET — Regular session
- IBM shares fell about 1.8% in afternoon trading, extending a late-December pullback.
- An amended SEC filing showed a director corrected a prior insider disclosure tied to deferred board fees.
- Traders are watching thin year-end liquidity and IBM’s next earnings update, slated for late January.
Shares of International Business Machines Corp fell about 1.8% on Wednesday, trading around $296.64 in the afternoon after touching a session low of $295.92. The stock opened near $301.76 and was set for its second straight daily drop as the year winds down.
The move matters because the final sessions of the year often bring thinner trading and sharper swings, especially in high-priced Dow components. With many investors sitting on sizable 2025 gains, even routine portfolio tweaks can hit bellwethers like IBM harder than usual.
U.S. stocks drifted lower on the day, led by a slip in technology shares, as…
