US stocks close lower as AI names slide, with AeroVironment down more than 7.5%

US stocks close lower as AI names slide, with AeroVironment down more than 7.5%

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2026-08-21 01:00:08
US stocks finished lower, according to data from MSX.COM, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32%, the S&P 500 dropping 0.87%, and the Nasdaq declining 1%. The VIX volatility index rose 7.52% at the close. AI-related stocks broadly moved down in the session. AeroVironment fell 7.5%, Intuitive Surgical lost 5.84%, CrowdStrike dropped 5.6%, Ambarella declined 2.87%, and Palo Alto Networks slipped 2.84%. The update also noted that MSX is a major RWA trading platform that has listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering popular US equities and ETF tokenized assets including NVIDIA, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD.

US stocks ended lower, according to data from MSX.COM. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.32%, the S&P 500 fell 0.87%, and the Nasdaq dropped 1%. The VIX volatility index rose 7.52%.

AI-related stocks broadly declined

Among individual names, AI-related stocks posted broad losses. AeroVironment fell 7.5%, Intuitive Surgical dropped 5.84%, CrowdStrike lost 5.6%, Ambarella declined 2.87%, and Palo Alto Networks slipped 2.84%.

MSX platform note

The report added that MSX is a major RWA trading platform that has listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering tokenized popular US stocks and ETFs including NVIDIA, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD.

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