On June 24, AXT Inc declined 8.07% in regular trading, trading at $69.78/share, with turnover of $271 million. The stock faced significant selling pressure as short-term profit-taking accelerated following a sharp rally driven by tightened indium export controls 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 have also been continuously reducing their holdings. The concentrated insider selling has notably constrained rebound potential. Meanwhile, the semiconductor equipment sector traded relatively flat on the day, with ASML down 1.63%, KLA-Tencor down 0.76%, Applied Materials up 0.67%, and Lam Research up 0.15%, making AXT Inc's steep decline a clear divergence from the broader sector and highlighting stock-specific headwinds.

Market participants have noted fundamental concerns, as AXT's core production capacity is located in Beijing, where export application rejection rates for shipments to U.S. and Japanese customers reportedly exceed 80%, raising risks of order delivery disruption and potential customer attrition despite the broader supply tightness narrative.

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