Applied Materials stock price eyes Tuesday open after holiday shutdown as chip-equipment rally cools
New York, Jan 19, 2026, 15:25 EST — Market closed.
- Applied Materials climbed 2.5% to close Friday at $327.01, wrapping up a nearly 8% gain over the past two sessions. (Investing)
- U.S. markets remain closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and will resume trading Tuesday. (New York Stock Exchange)
- Traders juggle upbeat chip-capex signals with new tariff concerns dampening global risk appetite. (Reuters)
Applied Materials’ shares closed higher in the final U.S. session and enter Tuesday’s reopening with momentum to defend following a strong late-week rally.
This matters since the stock has effectively acted as a stand-in for wafer-fab spending — the capital chipmakers allocate for tools…
