Oracle stock (ORCL) before market open on Friday, December 26, 2025: TikTok deal tailwind, AI investment fears and what’s next on Wall Street

Oracle stock (ORCL) before market open on Friday, December 26, 2025: TikTok deal tailwind, AI investment fears and what’s next on Wall Street

By Khadija Saeed
Publication Date: 2025-12-25 23:23:00

US markets reopen for a full trading session Friday, December 26, 2025after the Christmas Day closure – building a post-holiday band where headlines can move mega-cap technology faster than usual because liquidity is often lower. Above all, NYSE and Nasdaq will operate on their normal schedule on December 26thdespite the federal government’s closure order for this date. [1]

For Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL)The preparation for the opening on Friday is unusually headline-heavy: a fresh one TikTok US Joint Venture Agreementongoing audit of Oracle AI data center spendingand a market is still digesting Oracle’s latest earnings forecasts and the balance sheet strain that comes with the race to build capacity to meet AI demand.

Here’s what investors should know before trading begins.


Where Oracle stock stands on December 26th

Oracle ended the Shortened session on Christmas Eve (December 24th) at approx $197.49after a day approximately $194-198. [2]
This price level is important because it shows how…