03:35 PM EST, 02/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index falling 1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) dropping 1.1%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was shedding 1.2%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector was down 0.5%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was rising 0.8% to $66,952, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was slightly lower at 4.08%.

In corporate news, JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) alleged Thursday in a court filing that President Donald Trump has fraudulently joined its chief executive officer Jamie Dimon in his lawsuit to avoid federal court jurisdiction. Last month, Trump sued JPMorgan ( JPM ) and Dimon, accusing the banking giant of terminating certain accounts related to Trump and his entities for political reasons. JPMorgan ( JPM ) shares were down 0.5%.