US Stocks Close: Nasdaq Falls 2.21%, Philadelphia Semiconductor Index Drops Over 8%; Micron Plunges 13% in a Single Day, Memory and Chip Stocks Lead Declines
TradingKey - On June 23, Eastern Time, with the core PCE inflation data and Micron's earnings report imminent, the market opted for a sell-off to wait and see, sending the three major indices lower. QQQ plunged over 3%, with memory and chip stocks leading the declines. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.09% to 51,666.84 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index slid 2.21% to 25,587.04 points; and the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.44% to 73,665.46 points.