The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fell on Monday, dragged by chipmakers. Concretely, the former dropped 0.4%, while the latter declined further, closing 1.3% down. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Climbed 0.3%, led by Caterpillar.
The tech-heavy index was dragged by large tech names, including chipmakers. CNBC Noted that Alphabet shares declined by 5% after top AI officials left the company.