On June 25, AXT Inc declined 8.03% in regular trading, trading at $66.71/share, with turnover of $242 million. The stock extended its pullback as profit-taking pressure persisted following a prior surge driven by indium export review tightening and indium phosphide supply chain shortage expectations.

On the news front, CEO Morris S Young recently sold approximately 197,500 shares, while directors Jesse Chen and David C Chang also continued to reduce their holdings. The intensive insider selling has capped rebound potential and weighed on market sentiment. AXT had previously rallied sharply as China customs tightened scrutiny on indium metal exports, with China supplying nearly 70% of global indium and 100% of 7N high-purity indium refining capacity concentrated domestically.

The Semiconductor Equipment sector performed positively on the day, with Applied Materials up 5.64%, Teradyne up 4.30%, ASML up 2.73%, and KLA-Tencor up 2.46%. AXT Inc significantly underperformed the sector, further highlighting stock-specific headwinds from profit-taking and executive share disposals.

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