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Chip Stocks Add $600B at Open as Nasdaq 100 Climbs 2.4% After Midterm Rout

US semiconductor stocks added $600 billion in market value at Friday’s open, lifting the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index 5.4% and extending the Nasdaq 100’s gain to 2.4%. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 0.86% lower. AMD led the chip rebound with an 11.8% jump, followed by Lam Research up 11.5%, SanDisk up 10.1%, Applied Materials up 7.1%, KLA up 6.8%, Nvidia up 6.5%, ASML up 6% and Micron up 5.8%.

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+0.1%Impact on the S&P 500 across 4 scenarios (−1.1% to +1.0%)

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Relief Rally Extends
Dip-buyers treat the prior AI correction as overdone, especially after AMD’s 2027 revenue outlook reinforces confidence in data-center demand. Investors also reassess the Democratic congressional win as unlikely to produce immediate punitive action against the semiconductor complex.
Technology +1.5% · Industrials +0.3% · Business Services +0.2%
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Volatility Remains Elevated
The market stabilizes but fails to establish a clean direction after the sharp selloff and equally sharp open. Investors remain divided between strong AI revenue signals and concern that valuations still discount too much 2027 growth.
Technology +0.2% · Consumer Cyclicals −0.1%
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Rally Reverses Lower
The opening rebound proves to be a short-covering move rather than a durable reset. Traders refocus on stretched AI multiples, policy uncertainty under a Democratic Congress and the scale of recent losses across semiconductor shares.
Technology −1.6% · Business Services −0.3% · Consumer Cyclicals −0.1%
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Policy Rotation Takes Hold
Investors rotate away from the narrow AI trade and into sectors perceived as beneficiaries or relative safe havens under divided or Democratic-led fiscal priorities. Semiconductor stocks stabilize but no longer dominate the tape.
Utilities +0.6% · Industrials +0.5% · Technology −0.4%

Each figure is the modeled move of the S&P 500 if it happens. For information only. Not investment advice.

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