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title: "The regional bank ETF rose by about 1.3%, leading the U.S. stock industry ETFs, the S&P telecommunications sector increased by over 2.6%, and Alphabet - A rose by 4%"
description: "The regional bank ETF rose about 1.3%, leading the U.S. stock industry ETFs. The S&P telecommunications sector increased by over 2.6%, with Alphabet - A rising by 4% and Alphabet - C increasing by ove"
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published_at: "2026-02-20T21:29:26.000Z"
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# The regional bank ETF rose by about 1.3%, leading the U.S. stock industry ETFs, the S&P telecommunications sector increased by over 2.6%, and Alphabet - A rose by 4%

> The regional bank ETF rose about 1.3%, leading the U.S. stock industry ETFs. The S&P telecommunications sector increased by over 2.6%, with Alphabet - A rising by 4% and Alphabet - C increasing by over 3.7%. On Friday (February 20), the regional bank ETF, U.S. Global Jets, and semiconductor ETF rose between 1.28% and 1.04%. The technology sector ETF increased by 0.48%, the internet stock index ETF rose by 0.34%, and the energy sector ETF fell by 0.54%. In the S&P 500 index, the telecommunications sector rose by 2.65%, the consumer discretionary sector increased by 1.27%, the information technology/technology sector rose by 0.58%, the healthcare sector fell by 0.32%, and the energy sector decreased by 0.71%

On Friday (February 20), the regional bank ETF, global airline ETF, semiconductor ETF, global technology stock index ETF, and consumer discretionary ETF rose by 1.28% to 1.04% to lead the gains, while the technology sector ETF increased by 0.48%, and the internet stock index ETF rose by 0.34%. The energy sector ETF fell by 0.54%. Among the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 index, the telecommunications sector rose by 2.65%, the consumer discretionary sector increased by 1.27% to rank second, the information technology/technology sector rose by 0.58%, while the healthcare sector fell by 0.32%, and the energy sector declined by 0.71%. In the S&P telecommunications sector, Alphabet - A rose by 4%, and Alphabet - C increased by over 3.7% to enter the top two in terms of gains, while Meta rose by 1.69%

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