
Asian Chip Stocks Slide as Nvidia Turmoil Hits Taiex
Asian chip stocks sold off sharply on Nov 12: Taiwan's Taiex fell 2.63% as Nvidia's leadership crisis hit TSMC, while SK Hynix slipped 1.8% and Samsung rose.
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Nvidia (NVDA) fell 5.5% to $168.89 and 17.5% in five days as its board probes CEO Jensen Huang's tie to an alleged Chinese spy and a shareholder suit lands.
1d ago
AMD (AMD) rose as Micron added 5% and ASML 6%, while Oppenheimer cites rising AI data center sales.
3d ago
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) added about $1T as the Nasdaq rose 2.6% and oil slid, easing last week's AI selloff.
3d ago
Nvidia (NVDA) fell 9% as Democrats' wins in data-center states fueled fears for the AI infrastructure buildout
3d ago
Chip stocks (SOX) led a selloff that cut the Dow by 1,833 points and pushed the Nasdaq into a correction.
3d ago
Nvidia (NVDA) trades near $180 versus Friday's $186.64 close as its board examines a Chinese spy link.
3d ago
S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose as the Nasdaq gained 1.6% and the VIX fell, with Nvidia and Micron bouncing back
6d ago
The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) posted its third-largest one-day rise as the S&P 500 fell 4.4% on AI fears.
6d ago
Nvidia (NVDA) led chip stocks lower as the semiconductor index dropped about 10% on AI spending doubts.
Nov 5
AMD (AMD) posted record data center sales of $8.55B and guided Q4 revenue to about $17B, above forecasts.
Nov 4
OpenAI raised only about $11B so far, adding to AI-spending worries that weighed on Nvidia (NVDA) shares.
Nov 2
Intel (INTC) guided Q4 sales to $15–16B and 25 cents a share, well below Wall Street's $17.1B and 43 cents.
Nov 2
AMD (AMD) reports Tuesday; Super Micro (SMCI) pre-announced up to $19.5B in sales amid AI demand doubts.
Nov 2
Intel (INTC) closed at $93.74 as it agreed to buy Classiq and New Street upgraded it before earnings.
Oct 28
Meta (META) will sell $35B of stock now and up to $60B later, with shares down 1.8% early, to pay for AI.
Oct 26
Micron (MU), Sandisk (SNDK) and AMD bounced after steep drops as the S&P 500 added 0.4% and the Dow slipped.
Oct 20
Semiconductor index (SOX) lost $1.64T in six sessions as China's CXMT and Broadcom's CEO rattled AI investors.
Oct 19
Salesforce (CRM) and Campbell's gained as the chip fund SMH headed for an eighth straight losing day
Oct 16
Nvidia (NVDA) fell 3.2% as RBC joined Deutsche Bank in trimming tech and favoring health care.
Oct 15
Nvidia (NVDA) closed at $221.30 as CEO Jensen Huang said he would cut off customers building unsafe AI.
Oct 15
Fermi (FRMI) also signed a plan to grow Project Matador by up to 650 MW as AMD backs its $6.5B lease.
Oct 13
Broadcom (AVGO) closed at $354.73 as Hock Tan's AI 'casino' comment hit chips; South Korea's Kospi fell 5.5%.
Oct 13
Nvidia (NVDA) slips as Microsoft (MSFT) may deploy over 1 million Maia 300 chips next year to cut reliance.
Oct 12
Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) ended at 27,193.34 as Oracle and Intel each lost over 5% on AI revenue worries.
Oct 12
Oracle (ORCL) traded near $135.69 as the Nasdaq 100 lost 1.4% and chip stocks slid on weaker OpenAI revenue.
Oct 8
Broadcom (AVGO) is seeking private loans from Apollo and Blackstone, topping $145B across three AI chip deals.
Oct 8
The S&P 500 (SPX) rose 0.58% as the 10-year yield slipped to 5.27%, a day after hitting a 24-year high.
Oct 6
AMD (AMD:NASDAQ) pays 64% above World Labs' February value, with the all-stock deal due to close by year-end.
Oct 2
Nvidia (NVDA) now has $235B of buyback room through fiscal 2028 as its forward P/E hits its lowest since 2015.
Oct 1
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) also lifted its networking outlook and Juniper savings goal to $800M.
Sep 30

Asian chip stocks sold off sharply on Nov 12: Taiwan's Taiex fell 2.63% as Nvidia's leadership crisis hit TSMC, while SK Hynix slipped 1.8% and Samsung rose.

AMD gained about 3% to 4% and Broadcom 5% to 6% on Nov. 12 as investors shifted out of Nvidia after CEO Jensen Huang resigned, and William Blair upgraded AMD to outperform.

AI stocks fell sharply after the midterms as voters backed data-center limits in 40 of 41 measures and Democrats won Texas, Ohio and Georgia governorships.

Nvidia (NVDA) shares fell about 4% Monday and 5.5% Tuesday to a low since March as the board probes CEO Jensen Huang and a new shareholder suit lands.

Microsoft shares fell about 3% after Anthropic unveiled Claude Sheets, Whiteboards and Data, AI workplace tools aimed at Office and Excel ahead of its IPO.

Sanmina stock jumped nearly 20% after the electronics maker guided fiscal 2027 EPS to $15.50-$17.50, as AI rack shipments ramp and Q4 results topped its outlook.

Coherent rose 16.8% and Monolithic Power 16.6% on Nov. 9 as AI stocks rebounded from a sharp selloff, with Teradyne up 12.7% and the S&P 500 up 2.35%.

Google's new TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max chips, plus a customer base nearing 100 that includes Apple, Meta and Oracle, widen its push against Nvidia in AI hardware.

Nvidia shares fell 4.3% to $178.67 after its board opened an inquiry into CEO Jensen Huang's ties to a suspected Chinese spy, and a class action followed.

Broadcom (AVGO) climbed 8.8% to $319.48 on Nov. 9 as AI stocks rebounded and the Philadelphia semiconductor index logged its best day since late July.

Wall Street posted its best day since April on Monday, with the Dow up 2.2% as Brent crude fell below $93 and chip stocks rebounded.

AMD shares rose about 8% to near $487 on Monday after Oppenheimer upgraded the chipmaker to Outperform with a $600 target, citing record Q3 results and AI data-center demand.

Democrats' midterm sweep revived fears of tougher AI data center rules, driving a selloff in Tesla, SpaceX, Palantir and chip stocks and a Nasdaq correction.

AI stocks sank Thursday as the Dow lost 1,833 points and the Nasdaq entered a correction, wiping $1 trillion off big tech. Friday's rebound was partial.

Chip stocks rebounded as the semiconductor index gained about 6% and the Nasdaq 1.9%, with AMD up 11% on earnings and Lam Research up 11% on a buyback.

Sanders and top Democrats are pressing for a national data center moratorium, and AI stocks fell sharply on Thursday despite a likely Trump veto.

Tesla shares fell 10.77% to $343.69 on Nov. 5 as the Democratic midterm sweep and a 5.5% Nasdaq rout hit AI stocks and clouded Musk's SpaceX merger plans.

Kospi was halted and Taiex opened 9% lower as AI stocks slid, with TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix off 10-12% after Wall Street's worst chip day since 2020.

Fed rate hike odds for December fell to about 66% after the midterms and a 4.4% S&P 500 rout, with October payrolls forecast at 65,000 in today's jobs report.

Japan's Nikkei 225 fell as much as 7.1% into a technical bear market below 60,000 as an AI selloff hit SoftBank and Rohm after a sharp Wall Street rout.

Bitcoin dropped below $76,000 from above $80,000 as a tech rout hit risk assets, with about $1.1 billion of leveraged crypto positions liquidated in 24 hours.

The Cboe Volatility Index surged almost 70% to 28.18 on Thursday, its biggest one-day jump in over two years, as an AI-led selloff hit equity markets.

Palantir lost about $40 billion in value as CrowdStrike and Okta fell roughly 10% on Nov. 5, when investors sold software's biggest AI winners.

AI stocks shed about $930 billion as the Nasdaq fell up to 5%, erasing post-election gains on fears of tighter AI regulation under Democratic control.

AMD shares rose about 6% premarket after Q3 2026 revenue of $13.4 billion beat estimates and data center sales jumped 97%, easing AI spending worries.

Nasdaq QQQ futures fell as much as 2% and S&P 500 futures 1.3% after Democrats won the House and Senate, lifting AI, data center and fiscal policy risk.

AMD (AMD) reports Q3 2026 results after the close Nov. 3 with $1.94 EPS and $13.1B revenue expected, as a chip rout puts its guidance under scrutiny.

Intel fell another 8.8% on Monday after its worst day since 1974, and the Nasdaq-100 slipped into a correction as the chip selloff reached $3.7 trillion.

Meta plans to raise up to $95B in equity for AI, with Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom as potential anchor buyers after its first negative free cash flow in a decade.

Wall Street faces midterm elections, Apple and Palantir earnings and a 55K jobs forecast after Nasdaq's worst month since March 2025, with Democrats favored.