S&P 500 E-Mini Sep '23 (ESU23)

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed down -1.44%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -3.29%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -1.41%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -3.28%. 

Stock indexes sold off sharply on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 posting a 1.5-week low and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 posting 1-week lows.  Concerns over the high valuations of chipmakers and memory stocks, among the biggest beneficiaries of the artificial-intelligence trade, have led to global selling in those sectors on Tuesday as investors question whether future returns can justify current spending on AI.  Tuesday’s +5% jump in International Business Machines limited losses in the Dow Jones Industrials.

Tuesday’s stock slump began in Asia, with Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average falling by more than -3%.  Also, South Korea’s Kospi index closed down more than -1... Read more