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New York, Feb 17, 2026, 12:49 EST — Regular session in progress. U.S. stock indexes wobbled in choppy action Tuesday, coming off a long break. Tech names slipped, rattled by an AI-driven selloff, while financial stocks managed to stay afloat. By 11:45 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 33.25 points, or 0.07%, at 49,534.18. The S&P 500 inched higher, adding just 0.63 point, or 0.01%, to 6,836.80. The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, shed 21.58 points, or 0.10%, to 22,525.09. Software stocks were hit especially hard: the S&P 500 software index dropped 1.4%. “It’s an indiscriminate selling in all things tech,” observed Art Hogan of B Riley Wealth. Traders were now assigning a 52% chance to a quarter-point rate