U.S. stocks finished mixed as a rout in chip stocks continued while falling oil prices boosted consumer stocks.
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<body><p>STORY: Wall Street ended mixed on Monday, with the Dow gaining half a percent, the S&P 500 virtually flat and the Nasdaq dropping marginally.</p><p>Investors awaited earnings results from Big Tech companies this week, including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Apple. Of the four, only Apple has seen significant gains this year, with investors concerned about future returns on massive AI spending.</p><p>Skyler Weinand is chief investment officer at Regan Capital.</p><p>"If they don't come out and beat [estimates], they're going to sell off even further. You're going to see some profit taking. You're going to see some hedge funds and retail [investors] potentially pack it in for the rest of the year, sitting up 10 to 15%. I don't blame them. // I don't really see the opportunity for these companies that have run so much over the past 18 to 24 months on that AI build out. I don't see that as a huge buying opportunity. I would rather be looking at some of the companies that have fallen behind a little bit. Auto manufacturers are having their day right now. Defense companies are having their day. Some of these companies that will continue to print earnings regardless of what comes from AI build out."</p><p>The Philadelphia semiconductor index extended its recent selloff, falling more than 2%. It is down 21% from its record high close on June 22 but remains up 63% in 2026.</p><p>Chinese chipmaker CXMT's stellar debut on Monday and a report that the country has started manufacturing homegrown deep ultraviolet chipmaking tools also signaled intensifying competition for the U.S. semiconductor industry.</p><p>Meanwhile, oil prices slid after President Donald Trump said the administration was having "good talks" with Iran, but warned that U.S. strikes would resume if the negotiations failed to deliver.</p><p>Shares of Occidental Petroleum fell more than 4% and Exxon Mobil also closed lower.</p><p>Traders this week will also turn their attention to Tuesday's start of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, with traders projecting a more than 60% chance that the central bank will leave rates unchanged, according to CME's FedWatch tool.</p></body>
U.S. stocks were mixed as a pause in tit-for-tat strikes in Iran was offset by doubts about the artificial-intelligence boom and chip-stock valuations.
The company topped Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to become the most valuable company listed in a mainland Chinese market. ASML and Advanced Micro Devices fell 5.8% and 5.2%, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day down 0.2%.
U.S. stocks kicked off the week on a high note as oil futures fell. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.3%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%. Oil futures slid, with Brent down 4.8% to $87.29 per barrel, while WTI crude fell 5.5% to $84.37.
The S&P 500 index gained about 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose about 0.7%.
July 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday after the United States and Iran paused hostilities, boosting risk appetite ahead of a week of major earnings, economic data and
Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...
Despite the futures rebound, retail investors remain cautious. Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.