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Shares of Global Payments Inc. surged 16.5% to $81.26 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Global Payments Inc. closed 24.2% below its 52-week high of $107.27, which the company reached on February 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as PayPal Holdings Inc. rose 1.6% to $41.45, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. rose 2.2% to $48.58, and Fiserv Inc. fell 0.69% to $63.01.
Trading volume totaled 8.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 18, 2026 16:32 ET (21:32 GMT)
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