Movement Alert|Tower Semiconductor Falls 6.8% in Regular Trading, Sector-Wide Selloff and Profit-Taking After Prior 20% Surge

Market Focus07-17 21:49

On July 17, Tower Semiconductor fell 6.8% in regular trading, trading at approximately $217.90/share, with turnover of $64.37 million.

The decline was driven by broad-based weakness across the semiconductor sector combined with concentrated profit-taking following the stock's sharp rally earlier in the week. Tower Semiconductor had surged over 20% on July 14-15 after announcing a strategic investment of approximately $3-4 billion to expand 300mm silicon photonics and silicon germanium capacity at its Japan facilities, supported by roughly $1 billion in Japanese government subsidies. The company simultaneously raised its 2028 revenue target from $2.8 billion to $3.6 billion and its net profit target from $750 million to $1.2 billion, representing increases of 29% and 60% respectively.

Within the Semiconductor sector, peers declined broadly: Advanced Micro Devices down 7.44%, Intel down 6.39%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing down 4.57%, NVIDIA down 4.03%, and Micron Technology down 3.81%. The consecutive days of sector retreat amplified selling pressure on Tower Semiconductor as holders locked in gains from the prior surge.

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