{"id":58733,"date":"2026-02-18T15:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-resilience-and-manufacturing-strength-lift-dow-jones\/58733\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:09:51","slug":"dowjonestodaytech-resilience-and-manufacturing-strength-lift-dow-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaytech-resilience-and-manufacturing-strength-lift-dow-jones\/58733\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Tech Resilience and Manufacturing Strength Lift Dow Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>143.14 (+0.2890%)<\/strong> points today, reaching <strong>49,676.33<\/strong>, while <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>135.00 (+0.2721%)<\/strong> points today at <strong>49,747.00<\/strong>. The narrative driving the market on this <strong>Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/strong>, is a surge in <strong>&quot;risk-on&quot; sentiment<\/strong> sparked by a major AI chip partnership between <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Meta Platforms (<a href=\"\/stock\/META\">META<\/a>)<\/strong>. This deal reassured investors that Big Tech spending remains aggressive. Additionally, stronger-than-expected <strong>Industrial Production<\/strong> data, which grew <strong>0.7%<\/strong>, signaled manufacturing resilience ahead of the afternoon release of the <strong>FOMC Meeting Minutes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the momentum, <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>2.33%<\/strong> to <strong>$205.71<\/strong>, benefiting from the tech rally. The financial sector also supported the index, with <strong>Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"\/stock\/GS\">GS<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>2.29%<\/strong> to <strong>$936.03<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> up <strong>1.10%<\/strong> to <strong>$310.52<\/strong>. <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>2.13%<\/strong> to <strong>$188.83<\/strong>, continuing its role as the market&#39;s primary growth engine. Other notable gainers included <strong>Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.97%<\/strong> to <strong>$107.48<\/strong>, and <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$187.34<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the shift into growth led to a rotation out of defensive stocks. <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the day&#39;s biggest laggard, down <strong>2.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$163.26<\/strong>, while <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble (<a href=\"\/stock\/PG\">PG<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.32%<\/strong> to <strong>$155.93<\/strong>. Retail giant <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.94%<\/strong> to <strong>$126.35<\/strong> as investors adjusted positions ahead of its earnings report. Other defensive names like <strong>Verizon (<a href=\"\/stock\/VZ\">VZ<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>1.60%<\/strong> to <strong>$48.15<\/strong>, and <strong>Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>)<\/strong>, down <strong>0.58%<\/strong> to <strong>$79.13<\/strong>, also struggled as the market favored cyclical recovery plays over traditional safety nets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 143.14 (+0.2890%) points today, reaching 49,676.33, while Dow Futures (YM=F) was up 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