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Stock Market 21 February 2026

U.S. stock markets closed higher on June 18, 2026, with the Nasdaq up 1.91%, S&P 500 up 1.08%, and the Dow gaining 0.14%. Markets will be closed Friday for the Juneteenth holiday. Intel shares surged 10.6% after President Trump announced Apple plans to collaborate with Intel on U.S. chip design and manufacturing, though no commercial details were provided. Kardigan, a biotech company, debuted on Nasdaq at $22, up 37.5% from its IPO price, raising $400 million. Tenon Medical fell 41.9% to $0.35 on unusually high volume, despite broader market gains. Cisco rose 1.88% to $119.54, breaking a four-day losing streak. Rocket Lab slipped 0.7% to $107.24 ahead of its entry into the Nasdaq-100. Wolfspeed jumped 17.91% to $57.41 and filed to register 24.07 million shares for resale by stockholders. Bloom Energy climbed 15.4% to a new high as investors focused on AI power infrastructure, while FuelCell Energy rose 20% on expectations of securing data-center power contracts. SoFi gained 2.8% after CEO Anthony Noto bought shares. Flex rose nearly 3% and will join the S&P 500. American Airlines advanced 3.7% as oil prices fell. Take-Two gained 4.93% after announcing Grand Theft Auto VI preorders. Nvidia rose 2.8% to a $5.1 trillion valuation. SpaceX fell 3.5% but remains well above its IPO price. AT&T declined for a fourth session, while Marvell Technology jumped 7.27% on news of AWS chip talks and a price target hike. Transocean dropped 5.9% despite securing new contracts, and Lockheed Martin fell 4.1% amid sector weakness.
Microsoft stock (MSFT) ends Friday lower; Xbox shake-up and AI spending cues in focus for Monday

Microsoft stock (MSFT) ends Friday lower; Xbox shake-up and AI spending cues in focus for Monday

Microsoft shares closed down 0.3% at $397.23 Friday, trailing broader tech gains. The company named Asha Sharma to lead its gaming division as Xbox chief Phil Spencer retires and Sarah Bond departs. Investors are watching Nvidia earnings and inflation data that could affect tech stocks. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ended higher after the Supreme Court struck down Trump-era tariffs.
Amazon stock jumps on tariff court shock; AWS outage report keeps AMZN in focus next week

Amazon stock jumps on tariff court shock; AWS outage report keeps AMZN in focus next week

Amazon shares rose 2.6% to $210.11 Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump’s global tariffs, sending major indexes higher. Trump ordered a new temporary 10% global import tariff to begin next week. Amazon’s AWS unit said a December disruption linked to internal AI tools affected only one service in one China region. U.S. data showed Q4 GDP growth slowed to 1.4% as inflation remained above Fed targets.
21 February 2026
Nvidia stock price closes at $189.82 — now Wall Street braces for NVDA’s earnings week

Nvidia stock price closes at $189.82 — now Wall Street braces for NVDA’s earnings week

Nvidia shares closed Friday up 1.02% at $189.82 ahead of its Feb. 25 earnings report. Options markets are pricing in a 7% post-earnings swing, more than double the typical move. The company is also nearing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, sources told Reuters. Nvidia recently signed a multiyear AI chip supply deal with Meta Platforms.
Etsy stock jumps on Depop sale and fresh upgrade — what to watch before Monday

Etsy stock jumps on Depop sale and fresh upgrade — what to watch before Monday

Etsy shares closed up 8.5% at $52.18 Friday after announcing the $1.2 billion sale of Depop to eBay and receiving a Barclays upgrade. Fourth-quarter revenue missed estimates at $881.6 million, with marketplace sales down 1%. The company forecast a first-quarter GMS drop to $2.38–$2.43 billion. Investors weighed margin hopes against a softer sales outlook.
Why CrowdStrike stock price (CRWD) slid 8% — and what investors watch next week

Why CrowdStrike stock price (CRWD) slid 8% — and what investors watch next week

CrowdStrike shares fell 7.9% to $388.60 Friday after Anthropic launched a new Claude security feature, triggering a selloff in cybersecurity stocks. Cloudflare, Zscaler, SailPoint, and Okta also dropped, while the Global X Cybersecurity ETF closed at its lowest since November 2023. Anthropic’s tool scans code for vulnerabilities but is limited to select enterprise users. CrowdStrike reports earnings March 3.
21 February 2026
Corning stock hits fresh highs after UBS lifts target to $160 as AI-fiber trade rolls on

Corning stock hits fresh highs after UBS lifts target to $160 as AI-fiber trade rolls on

Corning shares jumped 7.3% to $139.51 Friday after UBS upgraded the stock on rising data-center fiber demand, briefly topping $140 for the first time. The move followed a multiyear Meta Platforms contract and comes as hyperscaler capex forecasts surge. Corning’s year-to-date gain neared 60%. Investors will watch for further contract news next week.
Vietnam stocks reopen after Tet: VN-Index at 1,824 puts 1,850 level in play next week

Vietnam stocks reopen after Tet: VN-Index at 1,824 puts 1,850 level in play next week

Vietnam’s VN-Index closed up 0.55% at 1,824.09 before the Tet holiday, ending a three-week losing streak. Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange trading resumes Monday, Feb. 23. Brokers expect volatile action, with focus on foreign flows and big-cap stocks. Turnover in the last session reached nearly 20.1 trillion dong, with foreign investors net buyers by 196 billion dong.
Anglo American JSE share price: De Beers writedown puts Teck deal and dividend dates in the spotlight

Anglo American JSE share price: De Beers writedown puts Teck deal and dividend dates in the spotlight

Anglo American closed up 2.2% at 78,564 rand cents in Johannesburg after posting a $3.7 billion annual loss, driven by a $2.3 billion De Beers writedown. The miner cut its dividend to $0.23 a share and confirmed only China and South Korea approvals remain for the Teck merger. Over 1.1 million shares traded. Investors are watching the De Beers sale and merger clearances next week.
Swiss stocks to watch on SIX: Siegfried sinks, Sika pops, Nestlé and Zurich set next week’s tone

Swiss stocks to watch on SIX: Siegfried sinks, Sika pops, Nestlé and Zurich set next week’s tone

Sika rose 3.54% and Zurich Insurance gained 1.61% on upbeat annual results, while Siegfried dropped sharply after warning of limited 2026 visibility. The Swiss Market Index closed up 0.27% at 13,836.89. Swiss Re advanced 1.10% after announcing a deal to buy QBE’s trade credit and surety business. Nestlé slipped 0.64% following a strong prior session.

Stock Market Today

  • Asian Shares Slip After Wall Street Tech Rally Amid U.S.-Iran Deal Delays
    June 19, 2026, 1:28 AM EDT. Asian shares fell on Friday amid thin holiday trading, with Greater China markets closed for the Dragon Boat festival. U.S. futures dropped as hopes dimmed for a swift resolution to U.S.-Iran tensions after postponed talks on Iran's nuclear program and Strait of Hormuz oil flow. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 held steady despite the Bank of Japan's recent interest rate hike to 1%, the highest in three decades, aiming to tackle rising inflation. South Korea's Kospi and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 both declined over 0.5%. On Wall Street, major indexes rebounded with strong gains in technology stocks like Intel, Nvidia, and Micron, lifting the S&P 500 by 1.1%. Oil prices fluctuated but remained above pre-war levels, as the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to end hostilities and reopen shipping lanes.

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Kardigan pops in first Nasdaq trading after $400 million IPO

Kardigan pops in first Nasdaq trading after $400 million IPO

19 June 2026
Kardigan surged 37.5% above its $16 IPO price to close at $22 after raising $400 million in an upsized Nasdaq debut, signaling renewed investor appetite for large biotech IPOs as the company advances three late-stage cardiovascular drug candidates.
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