U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.69% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.33%. Semiconductor names led declines—SanDisk (SNDK.O) down 9%, Western Digital (WDC.O) down 7%, Micron Technology (MU.O) down 7% and SK Hynix (SKHY.O) down over 9%—while NVIDIA (NVDA.O) slipped 2%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 1%; Alibaba (BABA.N) rose 2.8%.

2026-08-19

U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.69% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.33%. Semiconductor names led declines—SanDisk (SNDK.O) down 9%, Western Digital (WDC.O) down 7%, Micron Technology (MU.O) down 7% and SK Hynix (SKHY.O) down over 9%—while NVIDIA (NVDA.O) slipped 2%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 1%; Alibaba (BABA.N) rose 2.8%.