U.S. stocks mixed as chipmakers slide more than 5% and oil drops over 1%
US equities are mixed as a sharp pullback in chipmakers and AI hardware (ARM, ASML, MU, MRVL, INTC) weighs on the Nasdaq 100 after a strong two-day rally, while software outperformance and easing ISM prices-paid help stabilize broader risk. Meta's plan to build and sell AI cloud infrastructure raises rotation risk from specialized hardware to cloud services. Crude is lower on improved Iran-talk optics and higher Persian Gulf tanker flows.
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U.S. chip and AI-hardware shares tumbled, with ARM, ASML, Micron, Marvell and Intel among names down more than 5% in a single session as traders took profits after a two-day surge in the AI complex. Meta said it is building its own AI cloud infrastructure, stoking concerns that AI compute demand could shift from specialized hardware toward cloud services. In contrast, software shares such as Palantir, Microsoft and Salesforce jumped. Oil fell more than 1% on progress in U.S.-Iran talks and the resumption of tanker traffic through the Persian Gulf.