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Major US Indices Close Lower, Semiconductor Stocks Plummet

All major US indices finished the day at the lows and even a less hawkish than feared FOMC decision failed to backstop the AI capex trade gone awry.  Tech and Industrials were the worst performing sectors in the S&P500 as Semiconductors, Semi Equipment, and Hardware names continued to unravel with massive drawdowns.  Micronfell another 10% while KLA Corp- which reported results overnight - was down 11%.  Among notable Industrials, Lennox Internationalfell over 20% despite a Q2 earnings beat as its management cut earnings guidance for the year.   The sparse positive column once again featured Consumer Staples, with Walmartnow having risen for 4 consecutive sessions.In the opening hour of the evening session, equity futures are modestly higher - S&P e-minis are up 0.4%, Nasdaq 100 is up 0.6%, and Dow Industrials are up 0.3%.  Investors are still digesting today's FOMC decision to keep rates intact with mostly unchanged accompanying statement while also watching diverging price action from Microsoftand Metaafter their earnings reports and updates on spending plans.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGSSilicon Motion Technologyup 10.6%Fortinetup 10.5%FormFactorup 10.4%Glaukosup 8.7%Microsoftup 8.6%Lam Researchup 6.1%Chipotle Mexican Grillup 5.9%GFL Environmentalup 5.7%Pitney Bowesup 5.2%Starbucksup 4.9%Everforthup 4.7%ALSO HIGHERFive9up 7.1% after admission into S&P SmallCap 600 indexDOWN AFTER EARNINGSFair Isaacdown 9.3%Carvanadown 7.7%Houlihan Lokeydown 6.9%Meta Platformsdown 6.5%Arm Holdingsdown 6.1%Align Technologydown 6.1%QUALCOMMdown 3.6%Robinhood Marketsdown 1.0%

Consumer Defensive and Healthcare Sectors Perform Strongly This Week

Counter-cyclical Consumer Defensive and Healthcare sectors have been by far the best performing areas of the market this week, and that was once again the case today as investors continue to rotate from "AI-on" into "AI-off" themes.  In addition to Packaging, Beverage, Tobacco, and other Staples, Software and IT Services names were particularly strong - IBMbounced 5% and has now gained 10% from its post-pre-announcement lows while Workdayand ServiceNow- software stocks routinely punished for being especially threatened in being made "obsolete" by AI  - were up 8% and 5%.   In turn, Semiconductors, Memory, Hardware and Equipment stocks were all hard-hit yet again - Micronfell 9%, Sandiskwas down 14%, and Western Digitalslipped 7% in Tuesday's trading.In the opening hour of the evening session, sentiment remains at the whims of heightened headline risk, with S&P e-minis contract flat and Nasdaq 100 trading down by 0.2%.  KLA Corp- the largest technology market cap out with results afterhours - fell 9% despite beating on top and bottom lines as traders noted compressing margins.  Seagatewas also volatile, having pared its gains to trade slightly negative after jumping as high as 7% initially on earnings before recovering for a 6% advance into the end of the afterhours session.  Geopolitical concerns were also "front and center" Tuesday evening - WTI crude oil spiked over 4% above $82.50 per barrel after U.S. CentCom reported that Iran has launched a missile strike on a U.S. base in Jordan.   Traders are similarly on edge heading into Wednesday's FOMC decision - swaps markets are pricing in a 70% chance of a rate hold against a 30% probability of a rate hike, though with inflation concerns rekindled by renewed Middle East tensions, yields have risen across the curve relative to the last time the Fed met in June.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Rocky Brandsup 16.2%Teradyneup 11.6%Manhattan Associatesup 9.9%Bloom Energyup 7.6%Seagate Technologyup 6.3%Ford Motor (up 3.9%The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) up 3.7%ALSO HIGHER -Verra Mobilityup 26.6% after reaching framework agreement with Avis Budget on seven-year tolling and violations services contractDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -CoStar Groupdown 13.0%Logitech Internationaldown 11.1%Skyworks Solutionsdown 10.6%KLA Corporationdown 10.0%NXP Semiconductorsdown 5.2%SK hynixdown 5.1%PPG Industries, Inc.down 3.6%Waste Managementdown 2.6%Visadown 1.5%Caesars Entertainmentdown 0.3%

KLA Corp. Shares Down 8% to $175 After Q4 Results

KLA Corp. down 8% to $175 after Q4 results, Q1 guidance