Rocket Lab, Taiwan Semiconductor And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Thursday’s Pre-Market Session

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading lower as rising inflation concerns and elevated energy prices fuel expectations for further Fed rate hikes. Elevated borrowing costs could pressure semiconductor manufacturing and AI infrastructure investments while straining customer budgets. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) has declined for seven consecutive trading sessions, matching its longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading lower as rising inflation concerns and elevated energy prices fuel expectations for further Fed rate hikes. Rising borrowing costs could pressure fab and AI infrastructure while straining customers budgets. Semiconductor stocks also faced pressure after South Korea’s Kospi index fell more than 7% overnight.

Why Ericsson Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 11%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket

Ericsson shares surged 10.9% premarket after beating Q3 earnings and sales estimates; other small-cap stocks saw sharp gains and losses.

Nasdaq 100 Slides As Micron, SanDisk, CoreWeave Sink: Stock Market Today

The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.5% at midday Friday as memory chips and AI-debt names sold off, while Fed Chair Warsh declined to rule out an October hike after hot CPI and PPI. WTI held near $96, the 10-year yield hovered around 5.1%, gold bounced toward $4,200 and bitcoin traded near $81,300.

Prologis Analyst Touts ‘Ample Defenses’ Against Data Center Challenges

BTIG reiterates Buy on Prologis, calling the selloff a compelling entry point despite cautious guidance and data-center concerns.

Shares of AI cloud services companies are trading lower amid persistent concerns over the debt required to sustain the AI infrastructure buildout. Sentiment is also under pressure following a Gartner warning about the outlook for neocloud providers, fueling concerns over the sustainability of spending on AI computing capacity.