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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.
Nine of 11 sectors are higher in Friday’s regular session, with cyclical sectors holding the top three positions. The leaders are separated rather than clustered, with no single gap clearly standing apart from the other breaks across the table.
Why The Kobeissi Letter says the S&P 500 could hit 9,000 without the Iran War, offering a "historic opportunity" for a "violent rally."
Hot inflation data fuels Fed rate-hike bets, hammering chip and AI-hardware stocks while the Dow tops 52,000 and small caps hold gains; gold rebounds.
Tech stocks declined on October 16, 2026, as investors rotated into defensive sectors. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.09% while the S&P 500 dropped 0.34%, with energy, materials, and financial stocks leading gains. Chipmakers faced selling pressure amid concerns about borrowing costs and AI debt fears. Tesla erased early gains, Netflix declined following leadership changes, and CoreWeave tumbled nearly 10%.