By Khadija Saeed
Publication Date: 2026-01-02 23:03:00
Oracle shares are trading higher in after-hours trading as trading begins in 2026; ORCL dividend date and employment data in focus
NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 5:41 p.m. ET – After-hours
- After a choppy first session of 2026, Oracle shares rose about 0.4% after the market closed.
- The broader market started the year mixed as investors weighed AI-related valuations and interest rate expectations.
- Next up: US jobs data from January 9th, Oracle’s dividend date on January 9th and the mid-March earnings date.
Shares of Oracle Corp rose 0.4% to $195.71 in after-hours trading on Friday. The stock fluctuated between $194.25 and $198.60 during the session, with about 14.5 million shares traded.
The modest rise came as Wall Street opened 2026 on a split note: The Dow and S&P 500 closed higher while the Nasdaq slipped. Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab, called it a “buy the dip, sell the rip” market. Reuters
Oracle has fared better than several major technology and cloud competitors that…
