New York, Feb 14, 2026, 16:42 EST — The market is shut.
- IREN jumped 5.5% Friday, finishing at $42.22, following a company update linked to its index inclusion.
- The company is set to join the MSCI USA Index when markets close on Feb. 27, according to its statement.
- Monday’s a holiday for U.S. markets, trimming the trading week before the rebalance date.
Shares of IREN Ltd (IREN.O) jumped 5.5% to close at $42.22 on Friday, after the company announced its inclusion in the MSCI USA Index. Roughly 31.6 million shares changed hands. (Nasdaq)
Why now: When MSCI adds a new name, index-tracking funds tend to pile in — sometimes juicing price swings for stocks already riding on crypto or data-center buzz.
The calendar isn’t helping, either. With U.S. stock markets off for Presidents Day on Monday, trading won’t pick up until Tuesday—so investors only have a truncated week to set up trades heading into Feb. 27. (Nasdaq)
IREN said MSCI’s adjustment kicks in after the close on Feb. 27. Co-founder and co-CEO Daniel Roberts described the shift as evidence of the “scale and liquidity” IREN has achieved, adding that it’s expected to widen institutional access as the company pushes ahead with its AI Cloud strategy.
IREN landed on MSCI’s February index review list as one of the newest entries to the MSCI USA Index, joining AST SpaceMobile and Coherent Corp., according to the document (app2.msci.com).
IREN ended up roughly matching its crypto-mining peers on Friday. Marathon Digital (MARA.O) advanced nearly 9%, Riot Platforms (RIOT.O) tacked on around 7%, and CleanSpark (CLSK.O) was up about 6%. Bitcoin hovered just under $69,700. Broader U.S. stock benchmarks barely budged.
IREN shares have swung sharply since the company posted second-quarter numbers earlier this month: $184.7 million in revenue, with $167.4 million coming off its bitcoin mining operations and $17.3 million from AI cloud services. The company also booked a net loss of $155.4 million. (GlobeNewswire)
This month, a separate filing with the SEC revealed the group has locked in a binding commitment letter for roughly $3.6 billion in delayed-draw financing. The package, underwritten by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and JPMorgan Chase Bank, will back up the group’s delivery of dedicated GPU services tied to its agreement with Microsoft. (SEC)
Index inclusions rarely play out in a tidy fashion. Buying often happens ahead of schedule, and if plenty of funds already own the stock, the real flows sometimes fall short of expectations. Any drag in bitcoin or a hiccup in the company’s costly AI expansion could quickly derail the trade.
Traders are turning to Tuesday’s U.S. market open, eyeing any follow-through. Unusual volume and shifts in positioning could appear as the Feb. 27 close approaches—the day the MSCI USA Index change kicks in.
