SMH.MI is trading at €86.19, down 8.00%, after Intel’s weak outlook and doubts about the payoff from massive AI infrastructure spending drove a semiconductor selloff.
- Alphabet’s earnings concerns and Amazon’s results added pressure as chipmakers broadly fell.
- The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 7.2% on October 30.
- For November 2, market context points to modestly higher futures; the ETF decline appears tied more to the preceding sector rout than to a confirmed new catalyst today.