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Stock Market News 19 January 2026

Samsung Electronics stock price hits record close near 150,000 won as heir sale and tariffs loom

Samsung Electronics stock price hits record close near 150,000 won as heir sale and tariffs loom

Samsung Electronics closed Monday at a record 149,300 won, up 0.27%, after briefly reaching 150,600. Regulatory filings show Hong Ra-hee, widow of the late chairman, agreed to a trust deal to sell 15 million shares by June 30. The Kospi finished at a record 4,904.66, up 1.32%. Investors are watching U.S. chip tariff risks and Samsung’s Jan. 29 earnings call.
19 January 2026
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JPMorgan stock price: Trump lawsuit threat puts JPM shares on watch ahead of Tuesday trade

JPMorgan stock price: Trump lawsuit threat puts JPM shares on watch ahead of Tuesday trade

JPMorgan Chase shares will reopen Tuesday after a holiday break, following Donald Trump’s announcement of a lawsuit against the bank over alleged account closures tied to Jan. 6. CEO Jamie Dimon denied rumors of a Fed chair offer. The bank recently topped quarterly earnings estimates, closing Friday at $312.47. JPMorgan’s next major event is a Feb. 10 presentation at a UBS conference.
19 January 2026
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Visa stock holds near $328 as Wall Street shuts for MLK Day; rate-cap deadline and earnings loom

Visa stock holds near $328 as Wall Street shuts for MLK Day; rate-cap deadline and earnings loom

Visa closed Friday up 0.17% at $328.30, while U.S. markets shut Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President Trump’s proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates has unsettled banks and investors. Visa will report fiscal first-quarter earnings after the market closes Jan. 29. The Federal Reserve meets Jan. 27-28, with rate policy in focus.
19 January 2026
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Walmart stock pauses on MLK Day — what could move WMT when markets reopen

Walmart stock pauses on MLK Day — what could move WMT when markets reopen

Walmart shares closed Friday up 0.42% at $119.70, near record highs, ahead of its addition to the Nasdaq-100 on Tuesday. Index funds are set to rebalance as Walmart replaces AstraZeneca, which could trigger volatile trading at the open. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Leadership changes at Walmart take effect Feb. 1, with an earnings report due Feb. 19.
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Berkshire Hathaway stock price: BRK.B faces Tuesday test after Trump tariff threat jolts markets

Berkshire Hathaway stock price: BRK.B faces Tuesday test after Trump tariff threat jolts markets

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares closed Friday at $493.29, up 0.13%, while Class A rose 0.28%. U.S. markets remain shut for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with futures and international trading setting the early tone. President Trump announced a new 10% import tariff on several European countries, sending U.S. stock futures down about 0.7% in early Asian trading.
19 January 2026
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TSMC stock hits new record in Taiwan — what traders watch next after Monday’s close

TSMC stock hits new record in Taiwan — what traders watch next after Monday’s close

TSMC shares hit a record NT$1,780 in Taipei before closing 1.15% higher at NT$1,760, helping the Taiex index finish at an all-time high of 31,639.29. Turnover reached NT$799.3 billion as foreign investors sold NT$28.03 billion in shares. Micron Technology agreed to buy a Powerchip plant in Taiwan for $1.8 billion. U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
19 January 2026
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Vistry Group share price dips after buyback update as Rightmove flags record January jump

Vistry Group share price dips after buyback update as Rightmove flags record January jump

Vistry shares fell 0.6% to 648.6 pence by 14:36 GMT after the company repurchased and cancelled 77,600 shares. The move came as Rightmove reported a 2.8% jump in UK asking prices, the largest monthly rise since 2015. Other housebuilders, including Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey, also edged lower. Investors are awaiting Vistry’s full-year results on March 4.
19 January 2026
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Eli Lilly stock set for Tuesday spotlight as new obesity-pill data ripples through GLP-1 trade

Eli Lilly stock set for Tuesday spotlight as new obesity-pill data ripples through GLP-1 trade

Eli Lilly shares rose 0.5% to $1,038.40 Friday, ahead of a holiday-shortened week. Traders are watching early U.S. prescription numbers for Novo Nordisk’s new oral Wegovy, which logged 3,071 scripts in its debut, just below Lilly’s Zepbound. U.S. markets reopen Tuesday, with investors eyeing fresh demand signals and pricing risks. About 3.8 million Lilly shares traded Friday.
19 January 2026
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Broadcom stock price: AVGO faces Tuesday test after $351 close as tariff jitters hit tech mood

Broadcom stock price: AVGO faces Tuesday test after $351 close as tariff jitters hit tech mood

Broadcom shares closed at $351.71 on Friday, up 2.53%, before U.S. markets shut for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Investors face a risk-off mood after President Trump threatened new tariffs on European goods, sending equity futures down over 1%. Broadcom remains a focus ahead of Tuesday’s reopen, with analysts citing its role in AI infrastructure. Trade policy uncertainty continues to weigh on chip stocks.
19 January 2026
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Greencore share price jumps as Bakkavor takeover closes; GNC stock in focus ahead of Jan 29 update

Greencore share price jumps as Bakkavor takeover closes; GNC stock in focus ahead of Jan 29 update

Greencore shares rose 2% to 279p as 360 million new shares began trading in London after its £1.2 billion takeover of Bakkavor. Bakkavor was delisted, and its shareholders will receive cash, Greencore shares, and a contingent value right. Greencore now operates 36 sites with 28,000 employees. RBC Capital Markets raised its target price to 330p, citing expected cost synergies.
19 January 2026
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Saudi Aramco stock price dips after Tadawul close as oil slides — what to watch next

Saudi Aramco stock price dips after Tadawul close as oil slides — what to watch next

Saudi Aramco shares fell 0.36% to 24.89 riyals Monday, reversing part of Sunday’s gains as oil prices slipped and Brent settled at $63.79 a barrel. Saudi Arabia’s main index closed flat, with weak crude and profit-taking curbing risk appetite. The Capital Market Authority confirmed the market will open fully to foreign investors from Feb. 1. Aramco’s full-year earnings are due March 10.
19 January 2026
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Apple stock price: AAPL braces for Tuesday’s reopen as tariff jitters hit tech, earnings near

Apple stock price: AAPL braces for Tuesday’s reopen as tariff jitters hit tech, earnings near

Apple shares fell 1% to $255.53 at Friday’s close, trimming its market cap to about $3 trillion ahead of a holiday-shortened week. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 1.25% after President Trump threatened new tariffs on Europe, hitting big tech stocks. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Apple’s quarterly results are due Jan. 29.
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SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
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