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Stock Market 9 February 2026
The U.S. Mint is launching a special one-year coin series for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, including new circulating and collector coins, and will resume sales of the 1776-2026 Proof American Silver Eagle on June 24. U.S. stock markets had a holiday-shortened week due to Juneteenth, with the S&P 500 up 0.93%, Nasdaq up 2.43%, and Dow up 0.71%. Semiconductor stocks rebounded, led by Intel’s 10.6% gain after news of a partnership with Apple for U.S. chip design and manufacturing. Micron’s upcoming earnings are seen as a key indicator for the AI-driven stock rally. Teradyne rose 7.19% Thursday and 8.6% for the week, set to join the Nasdaq-100, with AI test demand as a driver. Sandisk closed at $2,184.75, up 11.54%, and the Philadelphia semiconductor index gained 7% for the week. Astera Labs jumped 11.31% Thursday and 13.6% for the week, also joining the Nasdaq-100, with AI infrastructure demand supporting gains. Nebius and CoreWeave will be added to the Nasdaq-100, with Nebius up 2.06%. Vertiv shares climbed 4.87% Thursday and nearly 10% for the week, driven by demand for AI data-center cooling. Redwire fell 5.1% amid concerns about dilution from a $500 million share program despite backlog growth. Netflix slipped 3.7% for the week. Plug Power rose 7.55% Thursday and 3.3% for the week. Aditxt soared 127.27% on Thursday with high trading volume and insider sales. PayPal gained 1.02% Thursday and 2.4% for the week. Keel’s shares rose on both the TSX and Nasdaq. Merrill Lynch faces fines for disclosure and complaint reporting issues. SpaceX ETFs saw over $10 billion in first-week trading volume, with ARK Innovation ETF drawing a record $4.6 billion inflow. Pennsylvania gasoline prices fell but remain above national averages. JBS USA is closing beef and meat-processing plants in Pennsylvania and Memphis, affecting 1,693 jobs, due to tight cattle supplies and high beef prices. PG&E reported outages in Northern California amid storms and dry lightning threats.