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The Nasdaq took a significant plunge on Wednesday driven by falling tech stocks as fears mounted over potential new restrictions on semiconductor exports to China.<\/p>\n

The sell-off was triggered by a Bloomberg report<\/a> suggesting Joe Biden administration is considering implementing sweeping regulations to further limit sales of critical chipmaking equipment to China.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index experienced its most substantial one-day decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, plummeting 6.8%.<\/p>\n

One day’s trading saw $500 billion in market value from chip-related stocks wiped out. Yet, despite the setback, the index remains up 30% for the year, outperforming the broader S&P 500 index.<\/p>\n

Why are tech stocks down?<\/h2>\n

Chipmaker giants were among the hardest hit. Nvidia, one of the world’s most valuable companies<\/a> and the chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution, saw its stock fall nearly 7%, wiping out more than $200 billion in market capitalization.<\/p>\n

Fellow chipmakers AMD<\/a> and Micron<\/a>, experienced declines of 10% and 6% respectively.<\/p>\n

ASML Holding, the Dutch chipmaking equipment provider and the world’s only producer of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines was ever worse off seeing shares plummet by 13%.<\/p>\n

The potential crackdown is seen as an extension of the U.S. government’s efforts to protect its semiconductor industry<\/a>, which it views as strategically important in the competition with China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Washington has made significant efforts to stop or at least limit China\u2019s access to advanced processors used for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications for over a year.<\/p>\n

Adding to the market turmoil were comments made by former President Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election. Trump criticized Taiwan, a crucial hub in the global chip supply chain, stating that it should pay the United States for its defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaiwan should pay us for defense,\u201d Trump said according to a transcript of an interview published by Bloomberg. \u201cTaiwan took our chip business from us, I mean, how stupid are we?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This remark sent shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)<\/a> down by 8%.<\/p>\n

The broader impact of these developments was felt across global markets. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo declined 0.4%, with companies like Tokyo Electron and Disco Corp experiencing significant drops. European markets also felt the pressure, with Germany’s DAX losing 0.3% and France’s CAC 40 declining 0.1%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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