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Stock Market 19 February 2026
American Airlines shares rose 3.7% to $15.99 on Thursday and gained 6.7% over the holiday-shortened week, helped by lower oil prices easing cost concerns. Take-Two Interactive’s stock jumped 4.93% to $239.28 after Rockstar announced preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI, bringing the weekly gain to nearly 13%. T. Rowe Price and Pacer Advisors reduced their holdings in TechnipFMC, while IEQ Capital added shares, as investors await management updates and Q2 results following a decline from the April peak, despite strong subsea orders and backlog in Q1. U.S. equity markets were closed Friday for Juneteenth, with futures trading in a shortened session; Nasdaq 100 futures led gains, S&P 500 futures also rose, and Dow futures were little changed. Novo Nordisk B shares climbed about 5% and helped lift the OMX Copenhagen 25 index, while Europe’s STOXX 600 edged higher, supported by healthcare stocks like Novo and AstraZeneca. Intel surged 10.64% to $133.99 after President Trump said Apple will partner with Intel for U.S. chip design and manufacturing. Nvidia rose 2.95% as the Nasdaq gained 2.43% for the week, driven by semiconductor strength, with attention turning to Micron’s upcoming results. Butterfly Network soared 55.9% for the week, closing at $8.90. QuantumScape rose 16.52% to $8.04 after announcing a multi-year joint research deal with Honda R&D. Accenture fell 17.97% to $127.98 after reporting $18.72 billion in revenue and $19.32 billion in new bookings, with a 24.8% drop since June 12. The Cboe Volatility Index dropped 11.06% to 16.40 after a U.S.-Iran deal eased oil and inflation worries. Jersey Mike’s debuted at the top of the ACSI quick-service rankings, scoring 84, just ahead of Chick-fil-A. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares surged 11.3% to $48.04 on strong trading volume and steady earnings estimates.