On July 7, STMicroelectronics fell 3.07% in pre-market trading, trading at $68.82/share, with turnover of $136,000.
On the news front, Samsung Electronics released its Q2 preliminary results showing operating profit of 89.4 trillion won — surpassing analyst consensus of 84.2 trillion won and marking an approximately 1,810% year-over-year surge — yet its shares plunged as much as 6% on the Korea Exchange, triggering a broad sell-off across global semiconductor names. SK Hynix fell 2.4%, Japan's Kioxia dropped 4.9%, and European chip stocks including ASML, Infineon, and STMicroelectronics declined 3% to 7%. In the US, Micron fell 4.88%, Intel dropped 3.31%, AMD declined 3.09%, and Broadcom lost 1.92%. Morgan Stanley's chief equity strategist noted that semiconductor momentum is fading, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down nearly 12% from highs as capital rotates toward AI hyperscaler platforms and other sectors.
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