Stock Market Today: Tech slumps on Trump Taiwan, Biden tariff risks
Political risks are set to hit markets hard Wednesday, following another set of fresh record highs for the three major indices.
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U.S. stocks slumped in early Wednesday buying and selling, even as the greenback retreated and Treasury yields rallied, as traders reacted to presidential front-runner Donald Trump's Taiwan-great suggestions that rattled global markets.
Updated at 9:forty three AM EDT
Opening slump
The S&P five hundred became marked Fifty two capabilities cut back, or Zero.ninety one%, inside of the gap minutes of buying and selling, with the Nasdaq down 316 capabilities, or 1.7%, with chips stocks massive the declines.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Area index, the chip sector benchmark, became closing considered three.Four% cut back on the session, with Nvidia down Four.Four% and AMD down 6.25%.
S&P five hundred Opening Bell Heatmap (Jul. 17, 2024)$SPY -Zero.Eighty 4%
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