Futures Slide As Global Tech Stocks Tumble On Fresh China Chip Trade Crackdown
Futures Slide As Global Tech Stocks Tumble On Fresh China Chip Trade Crackdown US equity futures slide with tech dragging down S&P and Nasdaq futures as both Semis and Mag7 are being sold pre-mkt with ASML -6% on a Bloomberg report the Biden administration is considering using the most severe restrictions available on companies like Tokyo Electron and European chip giant ASML (which tumbled to the lowest since early June), if companies continue to give China access to advanced semiconductor technology. As of 7:45am ET, S&P futures are down 1% and Nasdaq 100 futs tumble 1.4% with tech giants such as AAPL, NVDA, TSLA, AMD, MU, AVGO, MSFT, AMAT all down 1.4% - 4%. Meanwhile, the great rotation continues for another day with Russell futs positive. The yield curve is twisting flatter as 10-year Treasury yields rose while the dollar weakened and the yen jumps, sending the USDJPY lower as much as 200 pips to just above 156. Commodities are lower with Energy/Metals in the red though Ags are strong and WTI is flat.
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