Semiconductor makers weighed heavily on the tech sector Monday, which in turn helped drag down the broader stock market, with those losses accelerating around mid-session. The PHLX Semiconductor Index fell 2.1% to 1,096, as shares of Qualcomm Inc. fell 3.9% and shares of Nvidia Corp. dropped 3.5%. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares declined 3.6%, Micron Technology Inc. shares shed 2.7%, Applied Materials Inc. fell 2.5%, Analog Devices Inc. shares fell 2.7%, Xilinx Inc. shares declined 2.6%, Broadcom Ltd. shares slid 2.1%, and Texas Instruments Inc. shares fell 1.5%. Shares of Intel Corp. , however, were only down 0.4%. As the S&P 500 index fell 1.2%, tech was the index’s second worst performing sector, down 1.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.5%.
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