US Futures Extend Rout

2026-07-17 11:50 By Andre Joaquim 1 min. read

Futures tracking US equities fell further on Friday amid a fresh selloff for chip producers and new geopolitical tension.

Contracts or the S&P 500 fell nearly 1% and those for the Nasdaq 100 lost 2%, while the Dow was 350 points down.

Semiconductor manufacturers plunged on concerns that AI hyperscalers will invest less in AI infrastructure, reversing the rally from this year.

Risks of lower capital expenditure were also stemmed from improving Chinese AI models, including the latest Kimi release by Kimi.

Micron and Intel dropped more than 3% premarket, while Nvidia lost 2%.

Meanwhile, pro-inflationary risks gathered momentum as the war in the Middle East continued and fuel costs picked up.

Economic headwinds were also stemmed by US President Trump claiming China interfered in the US 2020 presidential elections, risking the truce between both countries since last year's tariff's exchanges.

On the earnings front, Netflix sank 11% after it forecast another quarter of slowing sales.



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