Nvidia shares tank as 'Magnificent 7' stocks lose more than $700 billion in market cap

08/06/2024 03:35
Nvidia shares tank as 'Magnificent 7' stocks lose more than $700 billion in market cap

Nvidia led the Magnificent 7 stocks lower Monday as the group suffered $714 billion market valuation wipeout.

Nvidia (NVDA) shares fell more than 6% on Monday as the "Magnificent Seven" stocks suffered a $714 billion valuation wipeout during Monday's market plunge.

The Mag Seven index fell the most since July 24. Together, the group of stocks make up more than 40% of the Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) weighting.

The other components of the group also dropped, with Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) sliding 4% and Meta (META) falling more than 2%. EV giant Tesla (TSLA) dropped more than 4%.

Ecommerce giant Amazon (AMZN) and software maker Microsoft (MSFT) also slid.

Individual company news also put pressure on the Mag Seven stocks.

On Monday a judge found Alphabet's Google search and ad businesses violated antitrust laws, sending shares lower during the session.

Apple (AAPL) dropped more than 4% amid the broader market sell-off and after Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) revealed over the weekend it had cut half of its stake in the iPhone maker.

Nvidia fell as much as 13% at the market open to pare some of its losses. Analysts noted recent negative catalysts weighing on the AI chip heavyweight.

The Information reported the company's upcoming next-generation AI chips would be delayed by three months, potentially impacting its biggest customers like Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta.

"Nvidia has a window to sell to Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta while those companies are hot and bothered about building out data centers as quickly as they can. That window will shut at some point," Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson senior software analyst, told Yahoo Finance on Monday.

"If Nvidia is missing out on some of those sales during that window, that does have an impact on Nvidia's value," said the analyst.

Monday's action follows a recent heavy sell-off on Wall Street as chip stocks have gotten hammered over the past week.

Nvidia stock tumbled more than 5% Monday amid a broader market selloff. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Nvidia stock tumbled more than 5% Monday amid a broader market selloff. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

On Friday Nvidia closed off the lows of the session, down only 1.8%, while Intel (INTC) shares cratered over 26% following a disastrous second quarter earnings report and a broad decline in chip stocks led the tech sector lower.

After the July jobs report, which showed job growth slowed last month and the unemployment rate reached a nearly three-year high, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slipped into correction territory, defined as a 10% drop from its most recent high.

Ines Ferre is a senior business reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on X at @ines_ferre.

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