NEW YORK, Feb 15, 2026, 14:46 EST — Market closed
- Citigroup shares edged lower heading into the long weekend, wrapping up a quiet Friday session.
- A milestone on Russia’s exit, along with a new insider-trading filing, landed on the weekend checklist.
- The market reopens Tuesday, with Fed signals and interest rate shifts continuing to shape sentiment around banks.
Citigroup slipped 0.3% Friday, settling at $110.86. Shares moved between $108.45 and $111.60 on roughly 16.7 million shares changing hands during the session.
Banks caught a lift late in the week—thanks largely to rates. Treasury yields retreated after the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in cooler than forecast, reviving hopes for rate cuts before year-end, according to Reuters. “It is a bit of good news as we head into the long holiday weekend,” said Tim Holland, chief investment officer at Orion. (Reuters)
Citi investors faced another wrinkle on the Russia front. The bank’s AO Citibank subsidiary in Russia is set to rebrand as RenCap Bank, part of Citigroup’s ongoing exit and upcoming sale to Renaissance Capital, according to Reuters. That transaction will hit Citi with a pre-tax loss around $1.2 billion. The bank originally disclosed its intent to wind down Russian operations back in 2022 after the Ukraine conflict erupted. (Reuters)
The schedule is key here—the U.S. stock market will be closed Monday, Feb. 16 for Washington’s Birthday, which cuts into liquidity and delays the next actual trading read until Tuesday’s opening bell. (New York Stock Exchange)
Citi executive Ernesto Torres Cantu disclosed in a Form 4 that he unloaded 24,145 shares on Feb. 13, pulling in an average price of about $111.14. There’s another entry: 43,173 shares moved at roughly $111.09 apiece, this time from an account under his spouse’s indirect ownership. The same document lists a deferred stock award dated Feb. 11. (SEC)
Citi slipped behind the rest of the bank pack on Friday. Data showed the KBW Bank Index finished up roughly 0.3% for the day. (Barchart.com)
Citi dipped into the red, while the bank index edged up. Expect traders to probe that divergence again next week. The rates market? Still twitchy, reacting to every new inflation number.
Still, it’s a double-edged sword. Should those rate-cut wagers lose steam or yields snap back, bank stocks could take a hit once more. In that scenario, Citi’s headlines—on deal timing, cleanup—risk getting overshadowed by bigger-picture market moves.
Trading picks up again Tuesday, with attention on Citigroup’s share price—will it shadow moves in yields, or break ranks on its own news?
Traders are eyeing Wednesday, Feb. 18 (2:00 p.m. ET), when the Federal Reserve unveils the minutes from its Jan. 27-28 meeting, dropping at the same time as the Fed’s industrial production report. (federalreserve.gov)
