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These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Intel, Nike, UiPath, Tesla, Micron, Disney, Lam Research, AMC, Strategy, Dynavax, and More

Dec 24, 2025 05:18:00 -0500 by George Glover | #Markets

Santa Claus and elves visiting the New York Stock Exchange. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Key Points

Stocks rose on Wednesday, the start of the Santa Claus rally period, with the S&P 500 on pace to close at a record level.

These stocks were making moves toward the end of a short trading session. The market closes at 1 p.m. Eastern for Christmas Eve.

Intel dropped 1.1% after Reuters reported that Nvidia had tested whether to manufacture chips using Intel’s production process but ultimately decided not to move forward. Nvidia and Intel didn’t immediately respond to Barron’s requests for comment. Nvidia shares fell 0.6%.

Nike climbed 4.7% to $60.04. Apple CEO Tim Cook bought 50,000 shares of Nike on Monday at an average price of $58.97, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Tuesday. Cook snapped up the stock following Nike’s second-quarter earnings report last week, which disappointed investors due to declining profits and lackluster sales in China.

UiPath jumped 8%. The software company is set to join the S&P MidCap 400 index before trading starts on Jan. 2, S&P Dow Jones Indices said after Tuesday’s close. UiPath is replacing Synovus Financial, which is being acquired by Pinnacle Financial Partners in a deal that is expected to be completed soon.

S&P Dow Jones Indices also said on Tuesday that CNBC and Golf Channel owner Versant Media will join the S&P SmallCap 600 before trading starts on Jan. 6. That is the day after Versant is expected to complete its spinoff from Comcast.

Tesla dropped 0.6% to $482.46 a day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into an alleged door-release defect on the 2022 Tesla Model 3. The electric-vehicle maker’s shares hit a record on Monday, trading just short of the $500 level, but then gave up some gains the following session.

Micron Technology climbed 3.2% to $285.07, putting the memory chip maker on track for a record close. The company had a blockbuster earnings report last week. The strong results helped lift peer SanDisk, whose shares rose 2.2% on Wednesday.

Lam Research, which makes the systems and parts needed for memory chips, rose 1.1%, putting the stock on track for a record closing high. CEO Tim Archer sold stock under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan on Dec. 17, unloading 163,000 shares for $27 million. The company didn’t respond to Barron’s request for comment.

Dynavax stock spiked 39% to $15.42 after Sanofi announced an agreement to acquire the vaccine maker for $15.50 a share. The all-cash deal values Dynavax, which markets a hepatitis B vaccine in the U.S., at $2.2 billion. U.S.-listed depositary receipts of Sanofi were down 0.2%.

Walt Disney stock rose 1%. The “clear consensus” in Hollywood is that Disney will benefit from the bidding war between Netflix and Paramount Skydance to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, says MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman. Disney can improve its streaming services while competitors fight over assets and face regulatory distractions.

AMC Entertainment fell 0.6% to $1.67 on Wednesday, putting the movie-theater chain and onetime meme stock on track for a 12-day losing streak. Shares slumped to a record low of $1.68 on Tuesday. Soft demand from moviegoers has dragged down AMC’s revenue and caused its losses to widen.

Crypto stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with Bitcoin down 0.4% over the past 24 hours. Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, rose 0.2%. Digital-asset exchange Coinbase Global slid 0.9% and online trading platform Robinhood Markets was up less than 0.1%.

Write to George Glover at george.glover@dowjones.com