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US close: Major indices retreat as ballooning trade deficit weighs on sentiment

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Thursday 19 Feb 2026

(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed lower on Thursday after the Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed the US had recorded its third biggest trade deficit on record in 2025.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.54% at 49,395.16, while the S&P 500 shed 0.28% to 6,861.90 and...

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