Stock Market 23 February 2026 - 24 February 2026

Sandisk Stock Pulls Back After Nasdaq-100 Boost as Evercore Sees $1,200 on AI Storage Demand

Sandisk Stock Pulls Back After Nasdaq-100 Boost as Evercore Sees $1,200 on AI Storage Demand

Sandisk shares fell 2.2% to $932.01 Tuesday after a record 11.8% jump Monday, ahead of its addition to the Nasdaq-100 on April 20. Evercore ISI set a $1,200 price target, citing AI-driven NAND demand, while Citi raised its target to $980. Sandisk and China’s YMTC each held 11.8% of the global NAND market last year. The company reports fiscal Q3 results on April 30.
April 14, 2026
Visa stock price today: V nudges up premarket after a 4.5% slide on AI fee fears

Visa stock price today: V nudges up premarket after a 4.5% slide on AI fee fears

Visa shares rose 0.2% to $307.09 in early premarket trading Tuesday after dropping 4.5% Monday amid a broader selloff in payment stocks. Mastercard and American Express also fell sharply in the previous session. The declines followed concerns over AI-driven disruption to card fees and ongoing legal pressure on swipe charges. Visa’s next scheduled investor events are in March.
February 24, 2026
Halma share price hits fresh 52-week high as HLMA outperforms in early London trade

Halma share price hits fresh 52-week high as HLMA outperforms in early London trade

Halma shares hit a 52-week high of 4,052 pence in early London trading Tuesday, up 1.8%, valuing the group at about £15.3 billion. No new company statement was issued, with the next update due March 12. European stocks slipped as tariff and AI concerns weighed on sentiment. Halma’s last major guidance in November projected mid-teens organic revenue growth and a 22% adjusted EBIT margin.
February 24, 2026
JTC Plc share price ticks up as big holders reshuffle in takeover “offer period”

JTC Plc share price ticks up as big holders reshuffle in takeover “offer period”

JTC shares rose 0.15% to 1,300p in early London trading Tuesday. Societe Generale cut its stake to 4.798%, while Barclays, FIL, FMR, Tudor, and Jefferies filed takeover-related disclosures. The agreed sale to Permira’s Papilio Bidco remains on track for third-quarter completion. Investors await further filings and JTC’s full-year results on April 7.
February 24, 2026
Antofagasta stock slips in early London trade even as copper jumps — what’s driving ANTO?

Antofagasta stock slips in early London trade even as copper jumps — what’s driving ANTO?

Antofagasta shares slipped 0.1% to 4,077 pence in early London trading Tuesday, despite copper prices rebounding as China’s markets reopened after the Lunar New Year. Benchmark LME copper rose 2.29% to $13,163.50 a tonne, while Shanghai futures gained 1.40%. Investors remain cautious amid rising metal inventories and uncertainty over U.S. tariffs.
February 24, 2026
Experian share price today: why EXPN stock is moving after AtData deal and a fresh buyback

Experian share price today: why EXPN stock is moving after AtData deal and a fresh buyback

Experian shares fell 0.5% to 2,511 pence in early London trading Tuesday after announcing a new tranche of share buybacks and the acquisition of AtData, an email-based identity intelligence firm. The company bought back 399,019 shares on Monday and will cancel them. Experian shares are down about 34% over the past year. Investors await full-year results in May.
February 24, 2026
BAE Systems share price ticks up as buyback rolls on — what investors watch next for LSE:BA

BAE Systems share price ticks up as buyback rolls on — what investors watch next for LSE:BA

BAE Systems shares rose 0.3% to 2,144 pence in early London trading Tuesday, recovering after a 1.3% drop Monday. The company disclosed it bought back 83,422 shares at an average price of 2,152.31 pence, bringing total repurchases in the current tranche to over 17.5 million shares. Investors focused on buybacks as sector earnings and policy signals loom.
February 24, 2026
GSK share price slides as buyback rolls on and Bora deal lands

GSK share price slides as buyback rolls on and Bora deal lands

GSK shares fell 1.1% to 2,182 pence in early London trading Tuesday after the company disclosed new share buybacks and a $250 million, five-year manufacturing contract with Bora Pharmaceuticals. GSK bought 462,000 shares Monday, bringing total repurchases since Feb. 17 to 2.229 million. Bora will manufacture more than 335 products for GSK under the deal. GSK reports first-quarter results April 29.
February 24, 2026
WiseTech Global share price slides again as ASX tech hits fresh lows ahead of results

WiseTech Global share price slides again as ASX tech hits fresh lows ahead of results

WiseTech Global closed down 3.7% at A$42.99 in Sydney, extending a two-day slide as tech stocks fell after a Wall Street selloff. Australia’s tech index dropped about 3%, hitting lows not seen since late 2023. Investors await WiseTech’s half-year results and interim dividend announcement on Wednesday. Xero, TechnologyOne, and Megaport also declined.
February 24, 2026
Suncorp share price hits a 52-week low as buyback rolls on — what investors watch next

Suncorp share price hits a 52-week low as buyback rolls on — what investors watch next

Suncorp Group shares fell 0.9% to A$14.67 Tuesday, after hitting a 52-week low of A$14.21. The insurer bought back 602,795 shares Monday for about A$9 million, bringing total buybacks to just over 10 million shares. Suncorp last week cut its premium-growth outlook and lowered its interim dividend to 17 cents. The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.04% at 9,022.3.
February 24, 2026
Aristocrat Leisure share price drops as buyback rolls on — what matters before the next ASX session

Aristocrat Leisure share price drops as buyback rolls on — what matters before the next ASX session

Aristocrat Leisure shares closed down 1.2% at A$46.40 Tuesday after the company disclosed it bought back 539,062 shares on Monday for A$25.4 million. Total buyback spending has reached about A$880 million under its expanded A$1.5 billion program. The ASX 200 finished nearly flat. Aristocrat’s next buyback notice is due before Wednesday’s open.
February 24, 2026
Northern Star (ASX:NST) share price jumps after-hours as gold whipsaws — what investors watch next

Northern Star (ASX:NST) share price jumps after-hours as gold whipsaws — what investors watch next

Northern Star Resources shares closed at A$29.76 in Sydney, up 1.6% from Monday. The company reaffirmed FY26 gold sold guidance at 1.60–1.70 million ounces and reported first-half underlying EBITDA of A$1.876 billion. An interim fully franked dividend of 25 cents a share will be paid March 26 to holders on record March 5. Spot gold fell after hitting a three-week high as traders took profits.
February 24, 2026
Coherent stock edges up after hours as Morgan Stanley lifts COHR target to $250

Coherent stock edges up after hours as Morgan Stanley lifts COHR target to $250

Coherent Corp shares rose 0.3% to $248.89 in after-hours trading Monday after Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $250 from $200 while maintaining an Equal-Weight rating. The stock remains near record highs, following strong demand in its datacenter segment and a recent upbeat quarterly forecast. Coherent closed at a record $248.18 on Feb. 20 and has traded as high as $252.49. Investors await a March 17 technology briefing.
February 24, 2026
Cisco stock dips after hours after Wall Street selloff; CSCO investors eye Nvidia results next

Cisco stock dips after hours after Wall Street selloff; CSCO investors eye Nvidia results next

Cisco shares closed down 1.8% at $77.74 Monday and were little changed after hours, following a broader market selloff driven by tariff concerns and AI disruption fears. The company announced a new “Secure AI Factory” in Australia with SharonAI and Nvidia, using 1,024 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs to keep AI processing local. Trading volume topped 24.5 million shares, above the 50-day average.
February 24, 2026
Verizon stock price: VZ ticks up after new €2.25 billion and £600 million hybrid debt deal

Verizon stock price: VZ ticks up after new €2.25 billion and £600 million hybrid debt deal

Verizon shares rose 0.9% to $49.68 in late trading Monday after the company closed €2.25 billion and £600 million in junior subordinated note sales due 2056. Buyers included Barclays, Merrill Lynch International, and Citigroup. Verizon said proceeds may go toward general corporate purposes, including debt repayment. CFO Tony Skiadas is set to speak at a Barclays conference Tuesday morning.
February 24, 2026
Vanda Pharmaceuticals stock jumps 41% on Bysanti FDA approval filing as analysts weigh uptake risk

Vanda Pharmaceuticals stock jumps 41% on Bysanti FDA approval filing as analysts weigh uptake risk

Vanda Pharmaceuticals shares jumped 41% to $8.15 after the FDA approved its new antipsychotic, Bysanti, for schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. The company expects a U.S. launch in the third quarter. Analysts questioned demand given similarities to Vanda’s older drug Fanapt, which faces generic competition in 2027 or 2028. Trading volume surged to 47.6 million shares, far above average.
February 23, 2026
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