U.S. Market Close | All three major indices ended slightly lower, with the semiconductor index dropping over 3%; the optical communications sector opened higher but closed lower, as Coherent fell more than 14% and Lumentum declined over 8%; escalating ten

The semiconductor sector collectively suffered losses. Arm Holdings plunged 5.21%, leading the decline, followed by Marvell Technology down 4.65%. AMD and NVIDIA each fell 2.86%, Micron Technology dropped 1.89%, and Broadcom declined 1.25%. Optical communications emerged as the worst-performing subsector within the AI segment. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose by 3 basis points to 4.68%, while the 30-year yield hit 5.21%. WTI crude oil surged 5.26% to reclaim the $82 mark, with Brent crude rising in tandem by 5.14%.

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Top 20 by Trading Volume | NVIDIA partners with Wall Street giants to plan a $500 billion bet on AI infrastructure; SpaceX rises another 4%, pushing its share price back above the IPO level; Meta releases compact AI models; Intel issues $15 billion in add

NVIDIA, the most actively traded stock on U.S. markets, declined 2.86% with a turnover of $25.189 billion. On Monday, August 10, according to the Financial Times citing informed sources, Wall Street giants including Apollo, Blackstone, Global Infrastructure Partners (a BlackRock company), Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, and KKR are in discussions with NVIDIA regarding a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing arrangement, which could be officially announced as early as today. The report noted that the participating firms will form a consortium to establish a dedicated investment fund, with proceeds earmarked specifically for AI chip procurement, power generation, and data center construction.

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