BlockBeats News, July 17th, US stock index futures fell, semiconductor stock sell-off pressure intensified, prompting investors to seek investment opportunities in other areas of the market. Nasdaq 100 index futures dropped over 2%, S&P 500 index futures fell over 1%. Nvidia (NVDA.O) led the decline among the "seven giants" in pre-market trading, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is approaching a bear market territory, and is set to continue Thursday's decline.

However, despite the S&P 500 index closing down 0.5% on Thursday, with 369 stocks rising and 132 falling, the overall market breadth remains healthy. Barclays strategist Venu Krishna stated, "AI capital expenditure enthusiasm is starting to wane, but the semiconductor sector still significantly outperforms the broader market in stock performance, while software stocks continue to lag, indicating that the recent market rotation is incremental rather than decisive." (Jinse)