Nasdaq Futures Fall as Global AI Selloff Intensifies Joe Stonor Tue, October 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM EDT 3 min read 688825.SS ^IXIC MU 005930.KS SNDK Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
Nasdaq futures fell sharply as a selloff in artificial-intelligence stocks intensified amid heightened fears of Chinese competition, while a fall in oil prices and safe-haven demand provided some relief for Treasury yields.
Chip makers fell sharply in premarket trade after Chinese chip maker CXMT said it achieved a major breakthrough in memory technology that would allow it to produce more efficient chips. The release added to market jitters prompted by comments from Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan, who compared AI investors to casino gamblers. Micron Technology and SanDisk dropped 4% and 5.2%, respectively, premarket, while Nvidia shares fell 1%. Tech struggled more broadly, with Nasdaq futures down 0.7%.
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Losses premarket followed a sharp selloff in Asian AI-linked stocks. Trading in the Korean Kospi was paused amid heavy selling, with the index closing 5.5% lower as chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped 7.4% and 10% respectively. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.8%. In Europe, ASML—the continent's most valuable company—dropped 3.2%.
Elsewhere, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 0.4% on lower oil prices, while futures for the S&P 500 edged 0.1% lower. Brent crude oil extended its losses throughout the day to trade around $104.50 a barrel as traders weighed the prospect of increases in Russian diesel supply against escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia. The fall could be linked to technical factors after recent gains, ANZ research analysts said.
Treasury yields eased in line with the fall in oil after the holiday break in trading Monday. The 10-year Treasury yield last traded 6.5 basis points lower at 5.181%, while 30-year yields fell 5.2 basis points to 5.547%.
The dollar weakened against a basket of global currencies, lifting gold and bitcoin. New York gold futures added 0.5% to trade above $4,200 a troy ounce, while bitcoin inched up 0.1% to around $83,100.
Markets react to earnings from major U.S. banks including J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs. J.P. Morgan shares oscillated after the bank's earnings, with shares last up 1.4% after initially falling. Healthcare groups Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth also posted earnings.
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