South Korean customs data reveals a monthly surge in storage prices: SSDs soared 63%, and HBM increased by 19%.
The data covers the period from April 2026 to May 10, with year-on-year increases for major categories generally ranging between 165% and 500%. Samsung noted that supply-demand tensions will further intensify in 2027, with new wafer fabs requiring two to three years to reach volume production. Meanwhile, spot prices for consumer-grade SSDs plummeted by 30% to 40%, showing a clear divergence from enterprise-level and AI-related storage products.
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed, with declines observed in the optical communications, chip, and semiconductor equipment sectors.
Gelonghui, May 13 | The three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed, with the Nasdaq Composite down 0.71%, the S&P 500 Index down 0.16%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.11%. The semiconductor and semiconductor equipment sectors in the U.S. market retreated broadly on Tuesday, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index falling more than 3% and dropping nearly 7% at one point during the session. Qualcomm plummeted over 11%, marking its worst single-day performance since March 2020; Intel and SanDisk fell more than 6%, Micron Technology dropped over 3%, while Broadcom, AMD, Applied Materials, and ASML Holding declined more than 2%; Western Digital and Seagate Technology edged lower. The optical communication sector also saw a collective pullback, with Lumentum and Credo both falling over 5%.
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At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 56.09 points, or 0.11%, to 49,760.56 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 185.92 points, or 0.71%, to 26,088.20 points; and the S&P 500 Index dropped by 11.88 points, or 0.16%, to 7,400.96 points.
Express News | S&P upgraded SanDisk's rating to BB+ due to strong demand and deliveries, with a positive outlook.
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The U.S. semiconductor index plummeted by more than 4%, with Qualcomm dropping 12% and Intel plunging 9.1%.
U.S. inflation exceeded expectations amid an uncertain situation in the Middle East, causing the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index to plummet 4.3% in a single day, with SanDisk dropping 8.5% and Micron falling 7.6%. The U.S. April CPI surged 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing forecasts and hitting a near three-year high, while core CPI expanded to 2.8%. Trump described Iran’s proposal as “stupid,” casting doubt on the prospects of a ceasefire and driving up market risk aversion. The so-called 'AI tax' led to a decline in South Korea’s stock index, which also affected short-term AI investment sentiment to a certain extent.
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The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index falling nearly 3%, and semiconductor stocks experiencing a collective pullback.
Gelonghui, May 12 | U.S. inflation accelerated in April, with the CPI increasing by 3.8% year-on-year, marking the fastest growth in nearly three years. All three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower, with the Nasdaq falling 0.72%, the S&P 500 dropping 0.35%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 0.09%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell nearly 3% at the market open. SanDisk plummeted over 5%, while Intel and Qualcomm both dropped more than 4%. Micron Technology fell over 3%, and AMD and Arm declined more than 1%. A "Big Short" warning indicated that the current market situation resembles the peak before the burst of the Internet bubble. Sea surged over 10% after its Q1 revenue exceeded expectations, with all core business segments achieving growth. JD.com rose.
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