Nasdaq semiconductor stocks lead tech sell-off as memory chip crisis deepens amid Middle East turmoil
A collapse in smartphone demand is compounding geopolitical anxiety for chip stocks, with the sector's equipment makers caught in the crossfire Technology stocks bore the brunt of a broad market sell-off on Tuesday as escalating conflict in the Middle East drove oil prices sharply higher and stoked fears of renewed inflation, but within the carnage a more specific and troubling trend was emerging for the semiconductor sector. The Nasdaq fell more than 2% as Brent crude topped $84 a barrel after Iran's Revolutionary Guard stated the Strait of Hormuz was closed to shipping, a development that sent energy costs surging and raised the prospect of higher interest rates, the traditional enemy of high-multiple technology stocks.


















