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Intel, Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and other chip names were contributing to the market’s downturn on Thursday.
Shares of Nvidia, one of the biggest artificial intelligence names on the Street, fell 3.9% after declining 1.1% the day before. ON Semiconductor’s stock was down 3.5%. Other chip companies like Intel and AMD fell 0.8% and 1.5%, respectively. All three stocks also fell on Wednesday.
Traders saw a slate of economic readings come in Thursday morning, none moving the needle substantially on rate-cut projections. All three major indexes were marking one-day losses.
Stocks closed lower Thursday after the latest inflation report came in hotter than expected.
The producer price index increased by 0.6% in February, double the consensus estimate of economists. And retail sales rose by 0.6% in February from the month prior, below expectations for a 0.7% increase.
The 10-year gains 0.106 percentage point, to 4.297%.
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is putting together an investor group to make a bid on TikTok.
After the bell, Adobe reports earnings.
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