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Semiconductor and memory stocks drag on Nasdaq as Apple retakes the top market-cap spot

U.S. stocks split on Monday as weakness in semiconductors, memory names and optical networking shares weighed on the Nasdaq, while the Dow edged higher. Oil fell after Donald Trump said the U.S. had paused strikes on Iran to leave room for talks, easing immediate fears around a wider Middle East disruption. That also helped pull the 10-year Treasury yield down to 4.63%, even as markets kept their attention on this week’s Federal Reserve meeting and the possibility, however contested, of a surprise 25-basis-point rate hike. Trading within the AI complex showed a sharper divide. Investors favored software and lighter-capex companies such as Shopify, Palantir, SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce and Adobe, while AI hardware names came under broad pressure. UBS said credit markets are re-pricing the long-term monetization risk tied to AI capital spending, with projected combined fiscal 2026 capex by Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle and CoreWeave reaching about $849 billion and potentially topping $1 trillion in 2027. China-related developments added to the pressure. ChangXin Technology surged more than 465% in its market debut, pushing investors to reassess the long-term DRAM supply picture, while a report from The Information said a Chinese company has started small-batch production of immersion DUV lithography machines. Apple rose 1.17% and overtook Nvidia as the world’s most valuable listed company for the first time since April 2025, while Nvidia, SanDisk, SK Hynix and ASML all posted notable declines.

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Semiconductor and memory stocks drag on Nasdaq as Apple retakes the top market-cap spot