--- title: Market Report, 2026-02-17 description: Stocks closed mixed after AI disruption fears eased. Investors now await Fed minutes and housing data for direction on rates and markets. image: https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/hubfs/Mitch-CoverPhoto-2.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/daily-market-minute/market-report-2026-02-17#main-content) [![AdamsWealth-logo-white](https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/AdamsWealth-logo-white.svg "AdamsWealth-logo-white")](https://adamswealthadvisors.com/) [Connect with an Advisor](https://adamswealthadvisors.com/contact-us/) February 25, 2026 # Market Report, 2026-02-17 [Adams Wealth Advisors](https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/daily-market-minute/author/adams-wealth-advisors) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/daily-market-minute/market-report-2026-02-17) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/daily-market-minute/market-report-2026-02-17) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/daily-market-minute/market-report-2026-02-17) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/daily-market-minute/market-report-2026-02-17) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.adamswealthadvisors.com/daily-market-minute/market-report-2026-02-17) Market Report, 2026-02-17 1:50 Stocks closed the day mixed after the beginning of today’s session gave investors a minor scare. What started off as a continuation of the prior week’s selloff due to AI-related fears ended up stabilizing after private software companies like McAfee and Rocket Software released their earnings ahead of schedule to convince lenders of their resilience to AI-driven disruption. All major U.S. stock indices ended the day effectively unchanged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 32 points to 49,533. The NASDAQ slipped 0.13% to 24,702. The S&P 500 gained 0.1% to 6,843. Rate-sensitive sectors posted gains today as yields dropped significantly over the past week. These included financials, real estate, and industrials; all other sectors ended the day in the red. U.S. benchmark interest rates rose slightly. The U.S. 5-year Treasury yield increased nearly 2 basis points to 3.63%, and the 10-year yield rose nearly 1 basis point to 4.06%. Assets that were heavily driven by liquidity over the past year continued to slide. This included Bitcoin and gold, which lost 1.46% and 2.95%, respectively. Let’s examine the economic data. Today, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey and the Homebuilder Confidence Index came in lower than expected. Although we were presented with data showing a much stronger labor market last week, we are reminded that the economy is still at a crossroads. Tomorrow, we will have additional gauges of the economy, especially in the real estate sector. More importantly, we will see the release of the Federal Reserve’s January rate-setting meeting minutes, which could inform the future trajectory of U.S. monetary policy. This is Adams Wealth Advisors, and thank you for listening. 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