Dow Tumbles Over 400 Points as Tech Stocks Rise Amid AI Demand Surge
The US stock market saw divergent performance on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by over 400 points. In contrast, large-cap tech stocks led gains.
Intel rose 3.71% to $120.23 following a report from TrendForce that CPU lead times have extended to 25-30 weeks due to increased demand from AI agents such as Muse. This marks the first direct evidence of AI agents impacting CPUs at the supply chain level.
Mega-cap tech stocks like Apple, Amazon, and Google also performed well, with gains ranging from 0.51% to 1.10%. However, Meta Platforms fell by 1.84%, while Broadcom dropped by 1.10%.