Stock Market Update
17-Feb-26 15:00 ET
Solid tech gains push major averages higher
Dow +72.53
at 49572.25,
Nasdaq +85.08
at 22631.77,
S&P +20.31
at 6856.47
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.3%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.5%), and DJIA (+0.2%) sit near session highs with an hour left in today's action.
The top-weighted information technology sector (+1.0%) now sits near the top of today's leaderboard despite considerable losses earlier in the session.
Apple (AAPL 265.49, +9.71, +3.80%) remains a mega-cap standout, while NVIDIA (NVDA 185.98, +3.16, +1.73%) and Broadcom (AVGO 334.02, +8.85, +2.72%) contribute to the increasing strength across chipmaker names that seats the PHLX Semiconductor Index 0.5% higher.
Elsewhere in the mega-cap realm, Amazon (AMZN 200.93, +2.14, +1.08%) is seeking its first higher finish since Monday, February 2nd.
