KB LAMINATES stock experienced a significant decline of 5.02% during intraday trading on Friday, continuing a downward trend for the company's shares.

The stock's decline comes amid dual headwinds affecting investor sentiment. First, regulatory concerns emerged after New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order banning the construction of data centers consuming 50 megawatts or more of power for one year - the first such prohibition in the United States. Analysts from Morgan Stanley noted this regulatory development could impact the timing and intensity of AI capital expenditure cycles, which has implications for companies in the sector.

Compounding these regulatory concerns, multiple directors of Kingboard Laminates have been aggressively reducing their holdings. Independent non-executive director Gong Yongde recently sold 50,000 shares, while executive directors Zhang Guoqiang and Zhang Guohua have cumulatively offloaded over one million shares since late June. This insider selling activity has contributed to negative market sentiment and institutional de-risking across AI hardware names.