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Wall St muted as markets assess softer-than-expected inflation data

By Thomson Reuters Feb 13, 2026 | 8:37 AM

Feb 13 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were ​muted on ‌Friday, with communication services weighing as markets assessed ‌softer-than-expected ​inflation ⁠data that ⁠kept Federal Reserve rate cut hopes intact.

The Dow ​Jones Industrial Average fell ⁠12.4 ⁠points, or 0.03%, ​at the open ​to 49,439.58. The ‌S&P 500 rose 1.5 points, or 0.02%, ⁠at the open to 6,834.27, while ⁠the ‌Nasdaq Composite ⁠dropped 35.7 ​points, ‌or 0.16%, to ​22,561.456 ⁠at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Twesha Dikshit; Editing by Pooja ​Desai)