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DJIA Futures Fall Over 300 Pts; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX.US) Slides Over 3% Pre-Market; European Stocks Open Broadly Lower as Semiconductor Shares Come Under Selling Pressure
2026-07-17 18:03:15 Tensions in the Middle East remain elevated. US President Donald Trump said he does not rule out deploying ground troops to invade Iran and may also strike Iranian power plants. Futures for the three major US stock indices moved lower, with DJIA futures down 343 pts or 0.65%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures fell 0.89% and 1.84%, respectively. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX.US) cancelled its Starship test flight on Thu (16th), with its pre-market share price falling 3.4% to USD126.64, extending losses below its June listing price of USD135. South Korea's stock market was closed today, while chip and memory shares declined alongside broader Asian markets. ADRs of SK hynix Inc. (SKHY.US) fell 1.6% in pre-market trading. Micron Technology, Inc. (MU.US), Sandisk Corporation (SNDK.US), Western Digital Corporation (WDC.US) and Seagate Technology Holdings PLC - Ordinary Shares (Ireland) (STX.US) dropped 2.8% to 4.8% pre-market. Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL.US), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD.US), Arm Holdings plc (ARM.US), Intel Corporation (INTC.US), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM.US) and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA.US) fell 2.7% to 4% pre-market. Major Asia-Pacific equity markets broadly declined today (17th). China's three major A-share indices closed down 3.05% to 7.15% for the day. Hong Kong stocks closed down 446 pts or nearly 1.8% at 24,562, with turnover of HKD347.325 billion. Taiwan stocks slumped 2,953 pts or nearly 6.5% to 42,671. The Nikkei index once plunged more than 4,000 pts intraday before closing down 2,694 pts or 4% at 64,141, representing a cumulative decline of 11.9% from its historical peak. Singapore stocks closed down 0.5%. Major European stock markets opened broadly lower on Friday. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell nearly 0.7% to 639.5. The UK's FTSE 100 index edged down 1 pt to 10,570. France's CAC index fell 0.9% to 8,301. Germany's DAX index declined nearly 0.9% to 24,702. Italy's FTSE MIB index dropped 0.8% to 51,942. Spain's IBEX 35 index fell nearly 0.5% to 19,217. European semiconductor-related shares came under selling pressure alongside weakness in global markets. Dutch lithography equipment makers ASMI and ASML fell about 5% and 4%, respectively, while STMicroelectronics, Infineon and BE Semiconductor Industries dropped 6.8%, 5.4% and 5.3%, respectively. (da/a)~ AASTOCKS Financial News Website: www.aastocks.com This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation. | |