S&P 500 and Nasdaq decline at open as AI disruption fears weigh on markets
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened lower today as AI disruption concerns weighed on sentiment. Investors also focused on developments in US and Iran nuclear talks.
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U.S. equity benchmarks opened with mixed results on February 17, 2026, as the market resumed trading after a long weekend. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite registered declines at the opening bell, reflected in the movement of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 . Conversely, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened slightly higher, as seen with the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust , illustrating a divergence in sentiment across the U.S. equity market at the start of the session.
