Investments 15 February 2026 - 17 February 2026

New York, Feb 16, 2026, 18:25 — The market has wrapped up for the day. Linde plc finished Friday at $481, rising 1.7% ahead of the U.S. market holiday that will shutter Wall Street on Monday. The industrial-gases heavyweight, listed on the Nasdaq, moved between $473.35 and $488.54 during the day. Trading volume came in around 4.4 million shares.

New York, February 16, 2026, 14:17 EST — Market closed. Intuit Inc edged up 0.3% to finish at $399.40 on Friday, as the market weighed remarks from the company’s marketing chief following its Super Bowl advertising blitz. Speaking with Fortune, Chief Marketing Officer Thomas Ranese described Intuit’s use of AI “agents”—software that handles pieces of its campaigns. He sounded a skeptical note on rivals’ claims around AI, saying, “If they say they have, I don’t believe them,” about marketers who insist they’ve mastered the technology.

London, Feb 16, 2026, 15:16 GMT — Regular session M&G gained roughly 1% on Monday, closing in on a 52-week high as investors digested its $1.1 billion private equity secondaries deal with CVC Secondary Partners. By 1500 GMT, shares traded 1.1% higher at 314.2 pence, just off an earlier peak of 316.3.

London, Feb 16, 2026, 14:50 GMT — Regular session JTC ticked up 0.15% to 1,294 pence by 14:34 GMT, shares hovering between 1,292 and 1,296 pence as new takeover filings surfaced.

London, Feb 16, 2026, 13:54 GMT — Regular session Shares of Volution Group plc ticked 0.3% higher to 696 pence as of 1331 GMT Monday. The day’s range ran from 689p up to 701p, after the stock started out at 698p; it previously closed at 694p. Roughly 338,000 shares changed hands.

London, Feb 16, 2026, 09:18 GMT — Regular session Shares of Haleon PLC slipped 0.8% to 405.8 pence by 0918 GMT in London on Monday. The consumer health group tracked lower.

London, Feb 16, 2026, 09:15 GMT — Regular session Vodafone Group Public Limited Company edged down 0.3% to 113.9 pence as of 0915 GMT on Monday, with shares easing slightly after Friday’s finish and the weekend break.

Sydney, February 16, 2026, 18:01 AEDT — Market closed SEEK Limited bounced back Monday, closing at A$17.10 for a 7.95% gain—right at the session’s peak after dipping to A$15.81 earlier. Roughly 4 million shares changed hands, with the stock starting out at A$15.91.

Sydney, Feb 16, 2026, 17:02 AEDT — After-hours Commonwealth Bank of Australia climbed 1.18% to finish at A$178.28 on Monday, bouncing back after sliding 1.42% last Friday. Shares have gained roughly 12% since Feb. 6, according to recent close data.

London, Feb 15, 2026, 15:23 GMT — The market has closed. Legal & General Group Plc finished Friday at 268.6 pence, slipping 0.15%. Shares traded as high as 270.8p and dipped to 266.5p during the session. Roughly 14.7 million shares changed hands, with the stock treading water ahead of Monday.

London, February 15, 2026, 13:50 GMT — The market is closed. Weir Group PLC slipped to 3,468 pence at the Friday close, down 4 pence, with traders in London lacking much in the way of new headlines from the company.