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Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals

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In trading on Monday, semiconductors shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 5.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Silicon Motion Technology, off about 12% and shares of Teradyne down about 11.3% on the day. Also lagging the market Monday are preciou

Directly affected

  • SIMO Silicon Motion Technology

    Named in this report.

  • TER Teradyne

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • NVDA NVIDIA

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with chip-supply risk

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
SIMO———————
TER———————
NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML———————
AVGO———————
AMD———————
AMAT———————
LRCX———————
SMH———————
SOXX———————
QQQ———————

In trading on Monday, semiconductors shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 5.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Silicon Motion Technology, off about 12% and shares of Teradyne down about 11.3% on the day. Also…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 14 Sep 2026: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals,” Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is -9.28%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.21% over the same days, a -10.49% difference versus the market.

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Filings that name Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) around 14 Sep 2026

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Who is named in “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals”

Companies tied to this story

  • SIMO Silicon Motion Technology

    Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CO in the summary; GA resolved that company to SIMO

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals.” Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GCTS GCT Semiconductor Holding

    In “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals,” GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • NVTS Navitas Semiconductor

    Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals.” Reason on file: GA selected NVTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ON On Semiconductor

    In “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals,” On Semiconductor (ON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ON as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSEM Tower Semiconductor

    Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals.” Reason on file: GA selected TSEM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals.” Reason on file: GA selected TSM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals” reaches Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO)

On 14 Sep 2026, “Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals” is the story that connects Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) to this story.

For Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), the reason on file says The reported development directly names SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CO in the summary; GA resolved that company to SIMO

Also listed, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL): GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) price range

AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. GCTS traded between 1.51 and 2.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.51. SIMO traded between 204.77 and 294.21 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 217.11.

What the saved facts support for Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO)

46 out of 100

“Monday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.