On July 17, Qualcomm fell 3.19% in pre-market trading, trading at $165.50/share, with turnover of $5.5149 million, extending its recent downtrend.

The decline was driven by broad-based semiconductor sector weakness and lingering concerns over the smartphone market. Major peers declined sharply, with Micron Technology down 4.59%, Advanced Micro Devices down 4.38%, Intel down 4.25%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing down 3.98%, and NVIDIA down 2.97%, dragging the sector lower.

On the fundamental side, Citi previously placed Qualcomm on its 30-day downside catalyst watch list, citing weak smartphone sales growth as a key downside risk. Additionally, market participants are concerned that major handset manufacturers are accelerating their transition to in-house connectivity solutions, posing long-term headwinds to Qualcomm's chip supply and licensing revenue streams. With Qualcomm's fiscal Q3 earnings report scheduled for July 29 (expected EPS: $1.53), near-term uncertainty has intensified bull-bear dynamics around the stock.

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