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<h3 id="quick-summary">Quick Summary</h3>
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 <li>Semiconductor stocks like Micron, Intel, Nvidia, and AMD declined Wednesday morning following recent momentum</li>
 <li>Nike shares slid 3% even after surpassing earnings projections, as revenue declined 1% with management issuing conservative guidance</li>
 <li>Alcoa dropped 4% following announcement of $4.1 billion acquisition of South32’s aluminum operations</li>
 <li>Software sector outperformed, with ServiceNow gaining 5%, Salesforce advancing 3.4%, and Oracle climbing 1.7%</li>
 <li>Bloom Energy skyrocketed 8% following announcement of expanded Brookfield collaboration worth $25 billion for AI infrastructure power</li>
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<p>Equity markets traded mostly lower Wednesday as investors began the second half of the calendar year. Technology names drove the weakness, particularly semiconductor companies following their recent strength.</p>
<h3 id="semiconductor-sector-retreats-following-recent-strength">Semiconductor Sector Retreats Following Recent Strength</h3>
<p><a href="https://coincentral.com/micron-mu-stock-is-down-today-but-the-bull-case-just-got-stronger/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Micron</a> declined over 3% during premarket hours. Intel, Nvidia, and Marvell experienced similar declines.</p>
<p><a href="https://knockoutstocks.com/stock/MU" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><br><img src="https://knockoutstocks.com/api/stocks/MU/embed" alt="MU Stock Card"><br> Micron Technology, Inc., MU<br></a></p>
<p>Advanced Micro Devices slipped 1.5% following the previous session’s impressive 7.7% surge that pushed shares to an all-time closing high. The chipmaker’s valuation had climbed to $947 billion during Tuesday’s session.</p>
<p>The semiconductor weakness emerged as market participants locked in profits from recent rallies while monitoring remarks from recently confirmed Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at an international central banking conference.</p>
<h3 id="nike-slides-on-conservative-outlook-despite-quarterly-beat">Nike Slides on Conservative Outlook Despite Quarterly Beat</h3>
<p><a href="https://coincentral.com/nike-nke-stock-drops-after-earnings-as-china-sales-slide-12/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Nike</a> dropped 3% following the release of its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after Tuesday’s closing bell. While the athletic apparel giant exceeded analyst estimates for both earnings and sales, the bar was set relatively low.</p>
<p>The company posted earnings of 72 cents per share. However, this figure incorporated a 52-cent boost related to anticipated tariff refunds, making the underlying performance more difficult to assess.</p>
<p>Sales declined 1% from the prior-year period to $11 billion. The Greater China segment outperformed expectations yet still contracted 12% versus the comparable quarter.</p>
<p>Management projected first-quarter revenue to decline in the low-to-mid single-digit range. CEO Elliott Hill emphasized the company’s commitment to executing its transformation strategy.</p>
<h3 id="software-stocks-advance-while-other-names-make-notable-moves">Software Stocks Advance While Other Names Make Notable Moves</h3>
<p>While semiconductors weakened, enterprise software names posted gains. <a href="https://coincentral.com/servicenow-now-stock-jumps-4-as-guggenheim-flips-to-buy-after-brutal-selloff/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ServiceNow</a> advanced approximately 5%, Salesforce increased 3.4%, and Oracle moved 1.7% higher. This rotation between tech subsectors has occurred repeatedly throughout the year.</p>
<p>Bloom Energy surged 8% after revealing an expansion of its strategic alliance with Brookfield Asset Management. The capital commitment for artificial intelligence data center power infrastructure expanded from $5 billion to $25 billion, backed by Brookfield’s $100 billion AI Infrastructure Fund.</p>
<p>Alcoa declined more than 4% after unveiling plans to purchase aluminum production, bauxite mining, and alumina refining assets from Australia-based South32 for $4.1 billion. South32 shares rallied 9.7% in Australian trading.</p>
<p>Kroger retreated 3% following the announcement of a $1.65 billion agreement to acquire regional grocery operator Giant Eagle. The transaction includes 197 retail locations and 11 pharmacy operations throughout the Midwest region.</p>
<p>Agricultural sciences firm FMC climbed 6.4% after Belgium-based Tessenderlo disclosed plans for a $400 million minority stake investment.</p>
<p>Papa John’s fell 4% after appointing Chris Collins as interim chief financial officer, replacing Ravi Thanawala, who is departing for a CFO position at another publicly traded company.</p>
<p>Investors are also monitoring indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran currently underway through intermediaries in Doha.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://blockonomi.com/wednesdays-stock-market-winners-and-losers-semiconductor-retreat-nike-nke-dips-energy-play-soars/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Wednesday’s Stock Market Winners and Losers: Semiconductor Retreat, Nike (NKE) Dips, Energy Play Soars</a> appeared first on <a href="https://blockonomi.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Blockonomi</a>.</p>

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