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Stock Market News 17 January 2026

Pfizer stock slips into holiday week as CEO filing, vaccine-policy row and biotech IPO news land

Pfizer stock slips into holiday week as CEO filing, vaccine-policy row and biotech IPO news land

Pfizer shares closed down 0.9% at $25.65 Friday after CEO Albert Bourla disclosed a phantom-stock award and expressed frustration over U.S. vaccine policy changes. A European patent ruling kept COVID-era lawsuits in focus. Investors await Tuesday’s open after the holiday and Pfizer’s February 3 results update.
17 January 2026
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Bank of America stock price: BAC ends higher, but Wall Street is fixated on the Jan. 20 credit-card cap

Bank of America stock price: BAC ends higher, but Wall Street is fixated on the Jan. 20 credit-card cap

Bank of America shares rose 0.7% to $52.97 Friday, outpacing Citigroup and Wells Fargo. Uncertainty looms as Washington weighs a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates, with the White House considering executive action. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Bank of America’s board approved preferred stock dividends, payable in February and March.
17 January 2026
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Cipher Mining stock jumps 7% as bitcoin miners rally on Riot-AMD data center deal

Cipher Mining stock jumps 7% as bitcoin miners rally on Riot-AMD data center deal

Cipher Mining shares rose 7.3% to $18.80 Friday, trading over 45 million shares after Riot Platforms announced a 10-year data-center lease with AMD. Bitcoin hovered near $95,220. Riot stock jumped 16%, Marathon Digital gained 6.6%, and CleanSpark advanced 5%. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
17 January 2026
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Rocket Companies stock (RKT) lags mortgage peers as Davos housing plan nears

Rocket Companies stock (RKT) lags mortgage peers as Davos housing plan nears

Rocket Companies shares fell 0.9% to $23.24 Friday, trailing gains by rivals LoanDepot and UWM Holdings. White House adviser Kevin Hassett said the Trump administration plans to let investors use 401(k) funds for home down payments, with details due next week. U.S. homebuilder sentiment dropped in January as affordability concerns persisted. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
17 January 2026
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Federal Bank share price jumps on Q3 beat — what to watch when India markets reopen

Federal Bank share price jumps on Q3 beat — what to watch when India markets reopen

Federal Bank shares surged 9.5% to ₹270.35 on Friday after reporting a December-quarter net profit of ₹1,041.21 crore and improved asset quality. The stock saw heavy trading, peaking at ₹278.40 on the NSE. Net interest margin rose to 3.18%, while gross NPA dropped to 1.72%. Management signaled plans to keep loan and deposit growth in the high teens.
17 January 2026
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Reliance share price faces Monday test after Q3 profit miss; Jio, retail signals in focus

Reliance share price faces Monday test after Q3 profit miss; Jio, retail signals in focus

Reliance Industries reported quarterly net profit of 186.45 billion rupees, missing analyst estimates, as rising costs and weaker oil and gas output offset gains in refining and telecom. Shares closed nearly flat at 1,457.90 rupees on the NSE Friday. Reliance’s GDRs fell 2% in London after earnings. The company is still considering an IPO for Reliance Jio Platforms this year.
17 January 2026
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BSE Ltd share price slips after Friday close; traders eye NSE IPO path and Budget Sunday trade

BSE Ltd share price slips after Friday close; traders eye NSE IPO path and Budget Sunday trade

BSE Ltd closed Friday down 0.99% at 2,808.70 rupees, with 4.75 million shares traded. SEBI gave in-principle approval for NSE’s settlement in the unfair access case, clearing a hurdle for its IPO. The Sensex rose 0.23% and the Nifty 50 gained 0.11%. BSE and NSE will hold a special live session for the Union Budget on Feb. 1.
17 January 2026
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Hindustan Copper share price: Kendadih mine restart and $13,000 copper set up a fresh test for HINDCOPPER

Hindustan Copper share price: Kendadih mine restart and $13,000 copper set up a fresh test for HINDCOPPER

Hindustan Copper closed Friday down nearly 2% at 561.45 rupees after a volatile week, with trading volume at 28.5 million shares. The company said underground mining began at its Kendadih copper mine in Jharkhand on January 15. Copper prices topped $13,000 a ton on the LME, fueling swings in metal stocks. The Nifty Metal index slipped 0.5% to 11,600.05.
17 January 2026
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TCS share price holds up on ex-dividend day — what to watch when India markets reopen

TCS share price holds up on ex-dividend day — what to watch when India markets reopen

Tata Consultancy Services closed at 3,206.70 rupees, up 0.44% after its ex-dividend date, while the Nifty IT index jumped 3.34% on Friday. TCS will pay a total dividend of 57 rupees per share, with a record date of January 17 and payment on February 3. Wipro’s earnings disappointed, rising 2.8% but signaling a cautious outlook. Indian benchmarks ended the week flat as investors await heavyweight earnings Monday.
17 January 2026
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IREN stock jumps 11% on analyst upgrade chatter — what matters before Nasdaq reopens

IREN stock jumps 11% on analyst upgrade chatter — what matters before Nasdaq reopens

IREN shares jumped 11.5% to $57.82 Friday, with 54 million shares traded after H.C. Wainwright’s Mike Colonnese raised his price target to $80. The move follows a $9.7 billion AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft and comes ahead of IREN’s earnings report expected Feb. 11. U.S. markets are closed until Tuesday. Bitcoin last traded near $95,271.
17 January 2026
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Groww parent Billionbrains share price jumps 5%: State Street deal and broker targets keep stock in focus

Groww parent Billionbrains share price jumps 5%: State Street deal and broker targets keep stock in focus

Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd, parent of Groww, closed up 5.41% at 173.23 rupees on the NSE Friday, with 190 million shares traded. Net profit for the quarter fell to 5.47 billion rupees from 7.57 billion a year earlier, while revenue rose nearly 25% to 12.16 billion. State Street plans to invest up to 580 crore rupees in Groww AMC, pending regulatory approval.
17 January 2026
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Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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