Stock Market 19 February 2026

Wesfarmers shares wobble after profit beat, as dividend date and consumer demand come into view

Wesfarmers closed out Friday at A$83.99, slipping another 0.3%. That adds to Thursday’s 5.6% tumble after results hit. Shares are set to go ex-dividend Feb. 24. https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-wes/wesfarmers-limited

20 February 2026

ASX:WES·Dividends·Earnings Reports·Stock Market

Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) share price: A$50m buyback plan lands after brutal earnings slump

Zip Co Ltd announced plans on Friday for an on-market share buyback of up to A$50 million, with the program slated to kick off around March 6 and potentially running for as long as 12 months. Chief executive Cynthia Scott called the buyback a show of “confidence in the strength of our balance sheet.” The company noted it’s able to change, halt, or pull the program if needed, with share purchases capped at no more than 5% above the five-day volume-weighted average price.

20 February 2026

ASX News·ASX:ZIP·Share Buybacks·Stock Market

Woodside Energy stock rises as oil stays near 6‑month highs — what to watch next week

Woodside Energy Group Ltd closed up 1.2% at A$27.43 on Friday, with climbing oil prices helping to push energy stocks higher and wrapping up a solid week for the Australian market. The S&P/ASX200 edged down 0.05%. Santos, meanwhile, dropped 0.9% to A$6.94 after the company reached a 10-year gas sales agreement with the South Australian government.

20 February 2026

ASX:WDS.AX·Energy Sector·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Northern Star share price edges lower as gold drifts and traders brace for U.S. inflation data

Shares of Northern Star Resources Ltd edged down 0.1% Friday, settling at A$28.33 after giving back some ground from Thursday’s rise. Investors tracked moves in bullion and currency markets as the week wrapped up.

20 February 2026

ASX:NST·Gold Prices·Stock Market

Telstra share price today: TLS slips after buyback boost as dividend dates loom

Telstra Group Limited pulled back 0.6% to finish at A$5.11 on Friday, slipping from a recent multi-month peak. Earlier in the session, investors had pushed the stock higher after its half-year earnings report.

20 February 2026

ASX:TLS·Dividends·Share Buyback·Stock Market

CSL share price slips as buyback tally grows; Lilly deal sets up next week

CSL Ltd slipped 0.6% Friday, ending the session at A$153.27. That pullback shaved off some of the gains from a two-day run-up earlier in the week.

20 February 2026

ASX:CSL·NYSE:LLY·Pharmaceutical Industry·Share Buybacks·Stock Market

Macquarie share price slides after A$1.25bn Tier 2 notes deal as markets turn cautious

Macquarie Group Ltd dropped 1.6% to close at A$219.39 on Friday, with shares dipping to A$218.05 at their lowest during what turned out to be a rough session for Aussie financial stocks.

20 February 2026

ASX:MQG·Stock Market

BHP stock price ends higher as dividend clock starts — what to watch next

BHP Group Ltd edged up 0.2% to A$53.33, holding close to recent highs after Sydney trading wrapped up Friday. Investors sifted through broker commentary following results and eyed upcoming dividend dates.

20 February 2026

ASX:BHP·Dividends·Stock Market

Aristocrat Leisure share price dives 4.6% after AGM outlook flags softer online growth

Aristocrat Leisure shares slid 4.6% on Friday to end at A$48.00, after hitting an intraday low of A$47.78 as heavier selling built into the close. Volume was about 3.7 million shares, and the stock is now about 5% lower than Wednesday’s close.

20 February 2026

ASX:ALL·Stock Market

National Australia Bank share price holds near highs after Q1 update; brokers lift targets, but capital stays in focus

National Australia Bank Limited finished Friday’s session 0.1% higher at A$48.32, sticking close to its latest peak after a surge earlier in the week. The shares have climbed roughly 5% in the last five trading days.

20 February 2026

ASX:NAB.AX·Stock Market

Westpac share price hits a fresh 52-week high as ASX banks run — CPI is the next big test

Westpac Banking Corp finished Friday at A$42.54, up 1.6% and touching its highest level in a year. Investors kept piling into the big Australian banks, pushing Westpac up roughly 4.3% across the last two sessions after Thursday’s 2.7% gain.

20 February 2026

ASX:WBC.AX·Stock Market

Commonwealth Bank share price jumps again: what’s driving CBA stock into next week

Commonwealth Bank of Australia finished Friday’s session up 0.8% at A$179.67, lifted alongside other major banks as the sector drew support from a busy stretch of earnings.

20 February 2026

ASX:CBA·Stock Market

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

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LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 20, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 20, 2026, 11:59 PM EST MBECL.NS surges to INR 65.40 on heavy volume; valuation, forecast assessed February 20, 2026, 11:51 PM EST. MBECL.NS, McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited, spiked to INR 65.40 on February 21, 2026, from an open of INR 2.96, with volume jumping 107 times its norm to 198,704 shares. The enormous intraday gain of 1,900% was driven by concentrated buying, not confirmed by company news, suggesting a liquidity-driven anomaly. Key financials show a negative PE of -0.07 and EPS of -915, but a strong book value of

20 February 2026

Stock Market

Why Nvidia stock is sliding today: chip stocks weaken as Meta deal meets an earnings countdown

Nvidia slipped $1.29, or 0.7%, to $186.69 in early afternoon trading Thursday, surrendering part of Wednesday’s bounce. Shares moved in a range from $185.69 to $188.41. Volume hovered around 82 million shares.

19 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market·Technology

AMD stock in focus as Lisa Su’s $75 million award and insider trades land in filings

Advanced Micro Devices climbed 0.7% to $201.46 Thursday afternoon, trading in a band from $198.40 up to $203.95. Shares tacked on roughly $1.34 from the previous close of $200.12.

19 February 2026

NASDAQ:AMD·Stock Market

Salesforce stock slips as Momentum deal and UBS target cut put CRM in focus ahead of Feb. 25 earnings

Salesforce traded down nearly 1.2% to $185.57 Thursday afternoon, easing back from its $187.79 close the prior day. ServiceNow dropped about 0.7%. Microsoft edged down close to 0.4%. Oracle moved the other way, up roughly 0.6%.

19 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:CRM·Salesforce News·Stock Market

Oracle stock price today: ORCL stays in the green as AI worries creep back in

Oracle climbed roughly 0.4% to $156.84 Thursday afternoon, after ranging from $155.24 to $160 earlier in the session.

19 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:ORCL·Stock Market

German stock market today: DAX slides as Airbus sinks, BASF hit by Barclays cut; Vonovia climbs

The DAX dropped 0.9% to 25,041 points as of 15:13 CET this Thursday, hurt by losses in Airbus and a soft patch for cyclicals. MDAX edged down 0.5%, with TecDAX off by 0.3%.

19 February 2026

Stock Market·XETRA:AIR·XETRA:BAS·XETRA:VNA

Singapore stock market today: STI jumps 1.3% back above 5,000 as banks rise

Singapore’s Straits Times Index jumped 1.3% to finish at 5,001.56 on Thursday, while the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index added 0.6%.

19 February 2026

NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA·SGX:M44U.SI·SGX:YZJ.SI·Stock Market

Kitwave share price slips after margin warning as takeover vote draws closer

Kitwave Group PLC shares dropped Thursday, after the company reported that quarterly profits came in below what it had hoped for internally. The UK wholesaler also flagged that margin pressures are likely to stick around through the year. By 09:15 GMT, Kitwave traded at 293 pence, slipping from Wednesday’s 296 pence close.

19 February 2026

LSE:KITW·Stock Market

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