BackMagnificent 7 loses $1 trillion. The most eye-popping stats from Thursday's tech stock plunge
Magnificent 7 loses $1 trillion. The most eye-popping stats from Thursday's tech stock plunge
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Magnificent 7 loses $1 trillion. The most eye-popping stats from Thursday's tech stock plunge

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  • Stocks suffered a major sell-off on Thursday as fears about an AI slowdown rocked markets.
  • The Nasdaq fell over 5%, the Dow dropped more than 1,800 points, and the S&P 500 fell more than 4%.
  • The Magnificent Seven lost over $1 trillion in market cap, led by Nvidia's more than $440 billion decline.

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Why It Matters

The sell-off gave back the big gains seen in Wednesday's postelection rally and then some. All 11 S&P 500 sectors were negative, led by information technology down 7.30%.

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Stocks suffered a major sell-off on Thursday as investors' fears about a slowdown in the buildout of artificial intelligence rocked not only the trade itself but also the broader market.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite receded more than 5% and finished in correction territory alongside the small-cap Russell 2000 index. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated more than 1,800 points, or more than 3%, and the broad market S&P 500 pulled back more than 4%.

Those moves gave back the big gains seen in Wednesday's postelection rally and then some.

Here are the most breathtaking statistics from the day's rout:

The Nasdaq Composite posted its worst performance in a single day since April 4, 2025, when it fell 5.82%

The S&P 500 notched its worst single-day performance since April 4, 2025, when it declined 5.97%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average secured its worst day since April 4, 2025, when it dropped more than 2,200 points, or 5.5%

The "Magnificent Seven" lost more than $1 trillion in aggregate market cap, with Nvidia leading the way at a loss of more than $440 billion

Nvidia fell more than 9% and turned negative on the year, with its year-to-date fall now at 2.6%

On a point basis, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 11.57 points for the biggest point gain since April 4, 2025, when the VIX gained 15.29 points

On a percentage basis, the VIX closed up 69.66% for the third-biggest gain on record back to 1990

On the New York Stock Exchange, declining stocks outpaced advancing stocks 2,344 to 416, or almost 6 to 1

On the Nasdaq Composite, declining stocks outpaced advancing stocks 4,166 to 855, or almost 5 to 1

All 11 S&P 500 sectors were negative, led to the downside by information technology, down 7.30% to post its worst daily performance since March 16, 2020, when it fell 13.92%

Industrials fell 4.12%, its worst daily performance since April 4, 2025, when it fell 6.29%

The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) fell 8.04%, turning in the worst daily performance since March 16, 2020, when the XLK fell 13.81%

The XLK traded more than 33 million shares, more than three times the 30-day average volume of 9.2 million shares

174, or 34.6%, of stocks in the S&P 500 are 20% or more below the 52-week high, including SanDisk, Intel, Marvell Technology, Seagate Technology, Coinbase, Lumentum, Oracle, On Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Caterpillar, Robinhood, Alphabet, Nvidia, Lululemon

310, or 61.6%, of stocks in the S&P 500 are 10% or more below the 52-week high

59, or 58.4%, of stocks in the Nasdaq-100 are more than 20% off the 52-week high, including Rocket Lab, CoreWeave, Arm Holdings and SpaceX, among others

72, or 71.3%, of stocks in the Nasdaq-100 are more than 10% off the 52-week high

Open Questions

  • What specific catalyst triggered the AI slowdown fears?
  • How long will the market correction persist?
  • Which companies will issue guidance or statements in response?

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This article was originally published by CNBC.

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