The S&P 500 fell 1.39 percent, its biggest drop since late April, just one day after the index reached a record.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2.77 percent, its worst day since late 2022.
The decline was led by global chip stocks, with shares of some of the biggest players in the chip industry — including ASML, Nvidia and TSMC — plunging in response to geopolitics and the former president’s remarks.
Shares of these companies have surged this year amid a rise in demand for advanced artificial intelligence chips.
“Excellent, sustained performance, such as we saw in the semiconductor sector, may have led the trade to become ‘crowded,’ and therefore more fragile.”
Persons:
Donald J, ”, Steve Sosnick
Organizations:
Trump, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Interactive
Locations:
U.S, China, Taiwan