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Stock Market 19 February 2026 - 20 February 2026
Butterfly Network shares surged 55.9% this week, closing at $8.90, following the launch of a new full-body ultrasound scanner by Midjourney that uses Butterfly’s technology. QuantumScape rose 16.52% to $8.04 after Honda R&D signed a multi-year joint research agreement with the company. Accenture shares dropped 17.97% to $127.98 after reporting $18.72 billion in revenue and $19.32 billion in new bookings for the quarter. The Cboe Volatility Index fell 11.06% to 16.40 as a U.S.-Iran deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eased oil and inflation concerns, though some market professionals note that short-term options activity and dealer hedging may be influencing volatility levels. Jersey Mike’s debuted at the top of the ACSI quick-service rankings with a score of 84, just ahead of Chick-fil-A. Intel gained 10.6% after President Trump announced Apple plans to collaborate with Intel on U.S. chip design and manufacturing, though no commercial details were released. Kardigan’s IPO raised $400 million, with shares closing up 37.5% at $22. Tenon Medical fell 41.9% to $0.35 on heavy trading. Cisco ended a four-day losing streak, rising 1.88% to $119.54. Rocket Lab closed at $107.24, down 0.7%, ahead of its entry into the Nasdaq-100. Wolfspeed gained 17.91% to $57.41 and filed to register 24.07 million shares for resale. Bloom Energy rose 15.4% to $328.91 amid interest in AI power infrastructure. SoFi climbed 2.8% to $17.91, with CEO Anthony Noto buying shares. Flex rose nearly 3% to $147.61 and will join the S&P 500. American Airlines gained 3.7% to $15.99 as oil prices fell. Take-Two rose 4.93% to $239.28 after announcing Grand Theft Auto VI preorders. FuelCell Energy jumped 20% to $24.04 on optimism about data-center power contracts. Nvidia finished up 2.8% near $210, with a market value of about $5.1 trillion. U.S. markets will be closed Friday for Juneteenth.