Djia falls 267 points as oil climbs and AI worries rattle stocks
The djia dropped 267. 50 points to 49, 395. 16 on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, pulling the market lower as a rise in oil prices and fresh concerns about artificial-intelligence disruption hit a range of sectors.
Djia headed lower as indexes lost ground
The S&P 500 slipped 0. 3% for its first loss in four days, falling 19. 42 points to 6, 861. 89, while the Nasdaq composite lost 70. 91 points to 22, 682. 73. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 267. 50 points, or 0. 5%, to finish at 49, 395. 16 on the same session that saw crude climb and corporate results draw heightened scrutiny.
AI worries hit Booking and private-credit names
As the djia slid, Booking Holdings plunged 6. 1% despite reporting a quarterly profit that edged past expectations. Stocks tied to private credit also weakened: Blue Owl Capital fell 5. 9% and has lost about 22. 5% for the year so far, Apollo Global Management dropped 5. 2%, and Ares Management sank 3. 1%. Carvana tumbled 7. 9% even after delivering a stronger quarterly profit than analysts expected.
Oil climbs on Iran tensions, boosting energy stocks
Oil prices rose with worries about a possible military confrontation between the United States and Iran, lifting energy shares. A barrel of U. S. crude rose 1. 9% to $66. 43, while Brent climbed 1. 9% to $71. 66 per barrel. Occidental Petroleum jumped 9. 4% after reporting a stronger quarterly profit, and several oil names helped limit broader market losses as crude moved higher amid the geopolitical concern.
Walmart’s trading illustrated the uneven session: the retail giant jumped as much as 2. 7% early after delivering stronger quarterly results, then flipped to a loss for the day and finished down 1. 4% after issuing a profit forecast that missed estimates. Deere provided one of the day’s bright spots, surging 11. 6% after reporting higher-than-expected profit and comments from CEO John May that demand was recovering among construction and smaller agricultural customers.
All told for the session, the S&P 500 closed at 6, 861. 89, the Dow at 49, 395. 16 and the Nasdaq at 22, 682. 73. U. S. crude finished at $66. 43 a barrel and Brent at $71. 66, while several financial and consumer-facing names recorded sharp moves amid investor concern over AI-driven competition and exposure to private credit.
Markets closed on Thursday with corporate earnings and oil-price movements shaping the day’s winners and losers; the session’s official closing levels were S&P 500 6, 861. 89, Dow 49, 395. 16 and Nasdaq 22, 682. 73, and U. S. crude at $66. 43 a barrel.
