The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.17%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.10%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are down -1.19%.
A sell-off in chip stocks is putting downward pressure on the overall market today, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) down by more than -3%. Chip stocks are lower on continued concerns about the sustainability of AI demand, even though Intel forecasted a sharp increase in Q3 sales tied to data center demand.
