Tech stocks were in the red late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) dropping 5.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) falling 8.9%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index tumbled 9.5%.
In corporate news, Meta (META) is expected to post better-than-expected Q4 earnings, though its revenue in Q1 could take a hit from forex pressure, BofA Securities said Monday. The Facebook and Instagram parent is scheduled to report Q4 results Wednesday. Meta shares were rising 1.3%.
Shares of major semiconductor companies fell amid the emergence of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which has launched an open-source AI model that can possibly run on less-advanced chips. DeepSeek's app was ranked first on Apple's (AAPL) App Store over the weekend, Wedbush said in a note Monday. Nvidia (NVDA) dropped 17%, Broadcom (AVGO) fell 17%, Micron (MU) was down 12%, and ASML (ASML) slumped 6.4%.
Emerson Electric (EMR) on Monday agreed to buy the remaining minority stake in Aspen Technology (AZPN) that it doesn't already own and take the industrial software company private in an all-cash deal worth $7.2 billion. Emerson shares shed 1.3% and Aspen popped 3.2%.
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) shares dropped past 9% after it guided 2025 earnings below analysts' estimates despite surpassing them in Q4.
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