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U.S. stocks opened after the Labor Day holiday on the 8th, and the major indexes continued their decline. Affected by the rise in oil prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East, investor sentiment was suppressed.
Most U.S. Wall Street stock markets closed lower on the 8th, with only half of the index strong. (Bloomberg)
[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The renewed conflict between the United States and Iran in the Middle East has caused international oil prices to rise, approaching US$100 per barrel, and investor sentiment has been suppressed. Most of the US Wall Street stock markets closed lower on the 8th, with only half of the index rising.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, U.S. stocks opened after the Labor Day holiday on the 8th, and the major indexes continued their decline. The Dow Jones closed down more than 628 points, the largest single-day decline in the past three weeks. The S&P and the Nasdaq closed simultaneously in the black. Semiconductor stocks bucked the trend and strengthened, with the index rising by 1.30%.
In terms of focus stocks, Intel's stock price rose 9%. After Qualcomm and Amazon reached an agreement to develop customized AI chips, Qualcomm rose 3.17%, while Amazon fell 0.6%. Apple's stock price fell 1.17% on the eve of its annual press conference. Most of the constituent stocks of Feiban ended higher, with AMD rising 5.90%, Broadcom rising 2.98%, and Huida falling 2.01%. TSMC ADR rose 2.35% to close at $439; UMC ADR rose 5.06% to close at $21.82.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 628.18 points, or 1.18%, to close at 52,786.07 points.
The S&P 500 index fell 45.08 points, or 0.58%, to close at 7673.52 points.
The Nasdaq index fell 85.58 points or 0.32% to close at 26421.41 points.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 152.61 points or 1.30% to close at 11887.87 points.
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