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Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals

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In trading on Thursday, semiconductors shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Trio-tech International, off about 29.4% and shares of First Solar off about 7.7% on the day. Also lagging the market Thursday are pr

Directly affected

  • TRT Trio-Tech International

    Named in this report.

  • FSLR First Solar

    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
TRT———————
FSLR———————
NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML———————
AVGO———————
AMD———————
AMAT———————
LRCX———————
SMH———————
SOXX———————
QQQ———————

In trading on Thursday, semiconductors shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Trio-tech International, off about 29.4% and shares of First Solar off about 7.7% on the day. A…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 24 Sep 2026: First Solar (FSLR) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals,” First Solar (FSLR) is -3.34%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.62% over the same days, a -2.73% difference versus the market.

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Who reported a First Solar (FSLR) trade near this story

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who gains and who loses around First Solar (FSLR)

Companies carried with this story

  • FSLR First Solar

    First Solar (FSLR) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names FIRST SOLAR INC in the summary; GA resolved that company to FSLR

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Thursday 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

    For “Thursday 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

    In “Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals,” Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    On Semiconductor (ON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals.” 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

    In “Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals,” Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 24 Sep 2026 story “Thursday 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 “Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals” reaches First Solar (FSLR)

On 24 Sep 2026, “Thursday Sector Laggards: Semiconductors, Precious Metals” is the story that connects First Solar (FSLR) to this story.

First Solar (FSLR) is on the page because The reported development directly names FIRST SOLAR INC in the summary; GA resolved that company to FSLR

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 and price levels for First Solar (FSLR)

AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. FSLR traded between 168.77 and 202.31 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 171.75. GCTS traded between 1.51 and 2.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.51.

A simple score for First Solar (FSLR)

46 out of 100

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