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Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish

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SEMICONDUCTORSStock Market Today: Intel’s WorstDay in Four Decades Drags Chipsand the Nasdaq to a Rough October…INTCGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about semiconductors.

Directly affected

  • INTC Intel-46.0% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-12.3% 30d

    VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF-15.7% 30d

    iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • ASML ASML Holding N.V+1.0% 18d

    ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • NVDA Nvidia-9.9% 30d

    Nvidia (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing-8.8% 30d

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • AVGO Broadcom-10.1% 30d

    Broadcom (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
INTC+37.63%+45.22%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SMH+3.57%+8.65%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SOXX+4.40%+10.71%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ASML+1.58%+6.31%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NVDA+5.49%+5.17%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TSM+4.53%+8.29%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
AVGO+0.96%+7.89%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Price since this story was published: Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Asml Holding (ASML)three days earlier+6.31%final price
Asml Holding (ASML)five days earlier+1.58%final price
Broadcom (AVGO)three days earlier+7.89%final price
Broadcom (AVGO)five days earlier+0.96%final price
INTCthree days earlier+45.22%final price
INTCfive days earlier+37.63%final price
Nvidia (NVDA)three days earlier+5.17%final price
Nvidia (NVDA)five days earlier+5.49%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)three days earlier+8.65%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)five days earlier+3.57%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)three days earlier+10.71%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)five days earlier+4.40%final price
TSMthree days earlier+8.29%final price
TSMfive days earlier+4.53%final price

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Who collects and who pays in semiconductors

Companies carried with this story

  • SMH Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish.” Reason on file: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

  • SOXX Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (SOXX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish.” Reason on file: iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

  • AVGO Broadcom

    In “Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish,” Broadcom (AVGO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Broadcom (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

  • ASML Asml Holding

    Asml Holding (ASML) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish.” Reason on file: ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

  • NVDA Nvidia

    In “Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish,” Nvidia (NVDA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Nvidia (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

  • AMD Advanced Micro Devices

    In “Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish,” Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Advanced Micro Devices (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

How semiconductors news reaches Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

On 2 Nov 2026, “Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish” is the story that connects Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) to Semiconductors.

Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is on the page because VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

Also listed, Ishares Tr (SOXX): iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chips” (semiconductors) in this story

What this semiconductors story puts on the calendar

AVGO traded between 319.31 and 380.84 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 326.13. SMH traded between 511.68 and 639.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 522.89. SOXX traded between 460.13 and 596.35 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 471.44.

A simple score for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

46 out of 100

“Stock Market Today: Intel’s Worst Day in Four Decades Drags Chips and the Nasdaq to a Rough October Finish” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.