On July 14, Autodesk fell 5.29% in pre-market trading, trading at approximately $201.0 per share, with turnover of $1.96 million. The decline was triggered by the disclosure of a newly established commercial paper program that intensified market concerns over the company's rising leverage.

According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Autodesk has established a commercial paper program allowing aggregate outstanding principal of up to $2 billion, with individual notes maturing in no more than 365 days. The move is closely tied to the company's previously announced $3.6 billion all-cash acquisition of MaintainX, a maintenance and operations software provider. Autodesk had indicated it would deploy approximately $1.6 billion in cash on hand to fund the deal, with the remainder financed through debt. The new short-term debt facility further expands the company's borrowing capacity, raising investor concerns about elevated financial leverage during the integration period.

Within the Application Software sector, broad weakness is evident: Intuit down 7.08%, Salesforce down 6.31%, and Palantir Technologies down 5.34%.

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