EOD Brief — Fri., July 17, 2026
ES
7,493.50
-1.11%
NQ
28,753.00
-1.62%
VIX
18.77
+12.19%
DXY
100.76
+0.00%
The Big Story
AI spending fears and escalating Iran conflict drove a semiconductor-led risk-off selloff.
- The S&P 500 closed lower and the Nasdaq fell more than 1% as chip stocks slumped.
- Chipmakers entered bear-market territory as concerns over AI spending deepened.
- U.S. forces struck Iran while Tehran threatened full-scale offensive operations.
- Iranian attacks targeted Kuwaiti military, electricity and water facilities.
- SpaceX has lost more than $1 trillion in market value from its peak.
Sector Performance
Energy
XLE
+1.16%
Real Estate
XLRE
-0.09%
Industrials
XLI
-0.41%
Healthcare
XLV
-0.44%
Utilities
XLU
-0.66%
Materials
XLB
-0.71%
Cons Staples
XLP
-0.72%
Financials
XLF
-0.86%
Tech
XLK
-1.09%
Nasdaq 100
QQQ
-1.50%
Cons Disc
XLY
-1.62%
Comm
XLC
-1.78%
Today’s Movers
Top Gainers
LCID
7.36
+13.93%
SLS
13.19
+12.26%
ORKA
92.70
+11.63%
DNTH
105.60
+10.75%
COAG
49.29
+10.69%
TRVI
19.07
+9.85%
TRV
368.98
+9.22%
SION
49.41
+9.10%
Top Decliners
ISRG
345.42
-14.15%
CDNS
330.11
-9.47%
PENG
60.41
-8.43%
SNPS
384.27
-7.85%
NFLX
68.95
-7.26%
CSW
279.27
-7.12%
SNEX
102.99
-7.12%
QXO
14.40
-6.61%
Closing Levels
| Ticker | Close | High | Low | VWAP | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 742.83 | 747.29 | 740.80 | 749.50 | -1.05% |
| QQQ | 695.11 | 702.30 | 686.76 | 708.75 | -1.53% |
| AAPL | 333.86 | 334.98 | 329.00 | 325.78 | +0.18% |
| AMD | 492.90 | 505.88 | 460.21 | 520.79 | -1.60% |
| AMZN | 247.03 | 250.24 | 243.59 | 249.67 | -1.14% |
| GOOGL | 346.24 | 348.52 | 341.36 | 357.48 | -2.32% |
| META | 644.32 | 652.20 | 626.00 | 660.65 | -3.04% |
| MSFT | 394.10 | 398.39 | 389.39 | 392.68 | -1.75% |
| NVDA | 202.51 | 206.65 | 197.97 | 207.19 | -2.36% |
| TSLA | 379.88 | 385.69 | 377.22 | 392.73 | -2.86% |
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