The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday fell -0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) rose +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -1.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.08%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -1.34%.
A sharp sell-off in chip stocks put downward pressure on the overall market Friday, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) falling by more than -4%. Chip stocks fell amid ongoing concerns about the sustainability of AI demand, even though Intel forecast a sharp short-term increase in Q3 sales tied to data center demand.
