After-hours
$188.97
-5.41%open $199.78
A 5.4% slide to $188.97 is a big single-day move for an $88.1 billion tower REIT that usually trades like a bond proxy. Keep an eye on whether it holds this level into the next session.
Latest Activity
Regular session
$187.03
-6.38%open $199.78
A 6.38% slide to $187.03 is an outsized single session for a defensive tower REIT that investors own precisely for its steadiness. Roughly $5.6 billion of market value came off the table intraday.
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American Tower opened up 8.07%, the only move above 4% on the upside across a 385-name board. Bloom Energy is off 11.67%, with Moderna, Infosys, GE Aerospace and AT&T sliding too.
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All three major US wireless carriers closed down double digits on the same day, a rare sweep for names usually bought as defensive income. Moderna's 13.8% gain topped the board on the other side.
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All three major US wireless carriers are at the bottom of the board at the open, with T-Mobile down 8.9% and AT&T and Verizon close behind. Optical names lead the other side, Applied Optoelectronics up 8.9%.
New 52-week low$161.06-0.7% vs prior low · 2026-07-06
American Tower just marked a fresh 52-week low at $161.06, the weakest level for the tower REIT in a year. No prior support left on the chart to lean on.
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