Chipmaker Stocks Sink On ASML Earnings Leak, Oil Eyes Worst 1-Day Drop This Year, Small Caps Rally: What's Driving Markets Tuesday?
Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari
ASML's earnings leak led to a significant drop in its stock and affected the semiconductor sector, with major players like NVIDIA and Arm Holdings also seeing declines. Energy stocks fell due to a drop in oil prices, while financials and small caps outperformed, driven by strong earnings from banks.

October 15, 2024 | 5:37 pm
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The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF rose over 3% as regional banks outperformed, driven by strong earnings.
Strong earnings from regional banks led to a positive performance in the KRE ETF, reflecting investor confidence in the sector.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 70
POSITIVE IMPACT
Charles Schwab's stock rose 7.5% after reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly results.
The positive earnings report from Charles Schwab led to a significant increase in its stock price, reflecting strong financial performance.
CONFIDENCE 95
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 80
POSITIVE IMPACT
Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock surged 13% following a positive market reaction.
Walgreens Boots Alliance experienced a significant stock price increase, likely due to positive investor sentiment and market conditions.
CONFIDENCE 85
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 70
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Arm Holdings' stock dropped 7% due to the negative impact on the semiconductor sector from ASML's earnings leak.
Arm Holdings, like other semiconductor companies, was affected by the sector-wide decline following ASML's earnings leak.
CONFIDENCE 85
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 70
NEGATIVE IMPACT
ASML's stock plunged over 16% due to an earnings leak revealing weaker-than-expected guidance for 2025.
The premature release of ASML's earnings with disappointing guidance led to a significant sell-off, marking its worst single-day drop since going public.
CONFIDENCE 100
IMPORTANCE 100
RELEVANCE 100
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NVIDIA's stock fell 5% as part of the broader semiconductor sector decline following ASML's earnings leak.
NVIDIA, being a key player in the semiconductor industry, was impacted by the negative sentiment following ASML's earnings leak.
CONFIDENCE 85
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 70
NEGATIVE IMPACT
The iShares Semiconductor ETF fell over 4% following ASML's earnings leak, impacting the semiconductor sector.
ASML's significant drop affected the entire semiconductor sector, leading to a decline in the SOXX ETF.
CONFIDENCE 90
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 80
NEGATIVE IMPACT
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund fell 2.3% as oil prices dropped 5%, marking the worst trading day for oil in over a year.
The decline in oil prices, influenced by geopolitical news, led to a drop in energy stocks, affecting the XLE ETF.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 60