First Bancorp Moves Near High as Bank Metric Draws Attention
First Bancorp heads into Wednesday’s session after closing at $59.44 on Tuesday, up 1.35% in the first day back since Memorial Day. The Southern Pines-based parent of First Bank operates 113 branches across North Carolina and South Carolina. That puts the focus on regional banking, not the big national names. Small and regional banks moved higher as trading picked up again after the long weekend. U.S. markets were shut May 25 for Memorial Day according to Nasdaq’s 2026 calendar, with the next day off set for Juneteenth on June 19.