Wall Street ended Tuesday, February 17, 2026, with modest gains driven by the financial sector, while Mexico's Bolsa Mexicana de Valores fell 0.28%. The Mexican peso appreciated 0.17% against the dollar, trading at 17.13 units. European indices also closed positive, and oil prices declined.
Wall Street began its short week with positive variations on February 17, 2026. The Nasdaq rose 0.14% to 22,578.39 points, the S&P 500 advanced 0.10% to 6,843.22 units, and the Dow Jones gained 0.07% to 49,533.19 points. Gains concentrated in financial entities: Citigroup up 2.6%, JPMorgan 1.5%, Bank of America 0.3%, and Wells Fargo 0.5%. In contrast, technology stocks like ServiceNow (-1%), Autodesk (-2.5%), Salesforce (-2.56%), and Oracle (-3.8%) closed lower.
"The market is still near historical highs, but some investors may not see it that way due to the strong sell-offs that seem to derail gains almost from the start. If this trend persists, it could result in a bumpy road for the market, even if the overall trend is bullish," said Chris Larkin of E*Trade at Morgan Stanley to Bloomberg.
In Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC of the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) fell 0.28% to 71,155.69 units, accumulating three negative closes in the last four sessions. Losses stood out in Industrias Peñoles (-4.06%), Grupo México (-3.95%), Televisa (-3.31%), Kimberly-Clark (-2.09%), and Becle (-1.63%). The FTSE-BIVA of the Bolsa Institucional de Valores dropped 0.20% to 1,410.46 points.
The Mexican peso appreciated 0.17% against the dollar, trading at 17.13 units per greenback, according to the Bank of Mexico (Banxico), compared to 17.16 the previous day. In bank windows, the dollar sold at 17.59 pesos, according to Banamex. The dollar index (DXY) rose 0.25% to 97.16 points.
In Europe, Germany's DAX advanced 0.80% to 24,998.40 units and London's FTSE 100 0.79% to 10,556.17 points. West Texas Intermediate gave up 0.89% to 62.33 dollars per barrel, and Brent fell 1.85% to 67.38 dollars, due to a decrease in the risk premium following constructive comments from Iran on nuclear talks with the United States.
Felipe Mendoza, analyst at EBC Financial Group, noted: "If the minutes confirm that the Fed sees room for cuts in the second half of 2026, the peso could consolidate below 17.10".
