Group 1 - The U.S. stock market opened higher on February 18, with the Dow Jones up 0.5%, Nasdaq up 0.5%, and S&P 500 up 0.41% [1] - Major tech stocks showed mixed performance, with Nvidia rising by 2% [1][2] - Meta announced the deployment of Nvidia's new standalone CPU and next-generation Vera Rubin system in its AI data centers, marking the first large-scale independent deployment of the Grace CPU [3] Group 2 - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index increased by 0.2%, with notable gains from companies like Kandi Technologies (+4.92%) and Yatsen Holding (+2.48%) [4] - European stock indices also saw gains, with the UK FTSE Index rising by 1.07%, reaching a historical high [5] - International crude oil futures surged, with WTI up 3.02% at $64.14 per barrel and Brent up 3.04% at $69.47 per barrel [7]