Nasdaq News & Market Digest
Nasdaq-100 news and the tech giants moving the index.
Nasdaq Suffers Worst Day Since April 2025, Drops 4.18%
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plunged 4.18% to close at 25,709.43 on June 5, 2026, its largest single-day decline in over a year, amid a broad selloff in chip stocks. The drop followed a hotter-than-expected May jobs report that fueled fears of higher interest rates.
Tech Selloff Deepens on AI Spending Jitters
Nasdaq Composite tumbled more than 2% with Alphabet, Nvidia, Oracle, and Tesla sharply lower as futures on Nasdaq 100 fell over 2.5%. Concerns over heavy AI capital expenditures and looming Fed rate increases are pressuring sentiment following recent losses.
US Major Indices Plunge on June 5 Selloff
The Nasdaq Composite fell 4.18% to 25,709.43, its worst day since April 2025, while the S&P 500 dropped 2.64% to 7,383.74 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.35% to 50,866.78, driven by a broad rotation out of tech and AI-linked stocks.
Nasdaq Slides After Fed Hints at Higher Rates
On June 17, 2026, the Dow Jones fell 507 points (0.98%) to 51,492.55, S&P 500 dropped 1.21% to 7,420.10, and Nasdaq Composite fell 1.34% to 26,021.66 after the Federal Reserve held rates steady but projected a possible rate hike later this year due to inflation concerns.
Nasdaq rebounds 0.9% on June 8 after Friday selloff
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed up 0.9% on June 8, 2026, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%; the Dow slipped 0.2%. AI-related chip stocks led the recovery following the prior week's sharp decline triggered by hot May jobs data.
Nasdaq Composite falls 1.32% as tech stocks slide
The Nasdaq Composite declined 1.32% to close at 26,166.60 on June 22, 2026, dragged by losses in major tech names including Alphabet (-5%), Amazon (-4.8%), and Meta (-2.3%). SpaceX shares plunged 16% for a third straight day, weighing on the index as it comprises about 5% of the Nasdaq.
Nasdaq Slides as Semiconductor Stocks Sell Off
Tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.8% to 25,832.67 on July 2 as chipmakers including Nvidia (-1.4%), Micron (-5.5%), and others tumbled for a second day, with profit-taking after strong first-half gains. Semiconductor ETF SMH fell 4.5%.
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