US Stocks Close Lower on Tech Selloff

2026-06-23 20:09 By Isabela Couto 1 min. read

US stock indices closed negative on Tuesday amid a selloff in heavyweight chip producers.

The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, and the Nasdaq 100 lost 3.3% as AI infrastructure companies, including semiconductor and memory chip producers, tanked on increasing skepticism that AI spending by hyperscalers will not meet returns.

Also, SK Hynix slowed production of advanced AI chips to boost commodity DRAM capacity, a sign that demand for compute could slow.

Nvidia (-4.2%), Broadcom (-3.1%), Qualcomm (-8%), AMD (-5.8%), Micron (-13.2%), and Sandisk (-11.2%) posted losses.

Tesla lost 5.8% and Oracle slipped 5.8%.

Meanwhile, SpaceX added 1%, rebounding as it issued bonds only one week after its IPO, adding to caution on colossal capital expenditure.

Treasury yields remained elevated despite the decline in energy prices following the hawkish dot plot last week, limiting any respite for traditional sectors of the economy.

Gains for healthcare and consumer defensive companies aided the Dow to close near flat.



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