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Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl C rallied 3.7% to $314.90 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 6,909.51 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 49,625.97.
Alphabet Inc. Cl C closed 10.1% below its 52-week high of $350.15, which the company achieved on February 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Microsoft Corp. fell 0.3% to $397.23, Amazon.com Inc. rose 2.6% to $210.11, and Meta Platforms Inc. rose 1.69% to $655.66.
Trading volume totaled 33.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 21.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 20, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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