* Indexes down: Dow down 0.58%, S&P 500 down 1.47%, Nasdaq
down 2.5%
* Chips resume selloff after short-lived bounce on Monday
* Consumer prices data, SpaceX market debut on watch this
week
(Updates with early afternoon trading)
By Twesha Dikshit and Joel Jose
June 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell to over
one-month lows on Tuesday, as technology stocks lost momentum,
with investors turning cautious ahead of inflation data and a
highly anticipated SpaceX IPO later this week.
Shares of chipmakers Nvidia ( NVDA ), Broadcom ( AVGO ) and
Micron Technology ( MU ) dropped between 3.5% and 7%. The
Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index fell almost 7% after
rising as much as 3% in early trading.
The S&P 500 tech index shed 4.4% following a
short-lived bounce on Monday.
Technology and AI-linked stocks sold off sharply on Friday
after Broadcom's ( AVGO ) disappointing forecast fueled concerns about
high valuations in the sector, particularly in chipmakers, which
have rallied strongly this year.
"Tech stocks - that's where a lot of the growth and momentum
has been during this recent leg of the rally," said Jordan
Rizzuto, CIO at GammaRoad Capital Partners.
"They are typically the most rate sensitive. And so it's no
surprise that with increased uncertainty around rate
expectations... tech, particularly, is seeing some profit
taking."
A stronger-than-expected jobs report on Friday added to
concerns that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this
year. Traders are pricing in a 43% chance of a 25 basis point
rate hike in December, as per CME Group's FedWatch tool.
Investors are now awaiting consumer prices data for May,
which could offer fresh clues on how the rise in energy prices,
driven by the war in Iran, is impacting inflation. The data is
due on Wednesday.
Oil prices tumbled more than 4% after Iran
and Israel said they had halted attacks on each other following
an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump.
At 12:13 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
fell 294.03 points, or 0.58%, to 50,497.17, the S&P 500
lost 108.95 points, or 1.47%, to 7,296.78 and the Nasdaq
Composite lost 658.24 points, or 2.54%, to 25,271.42.
SpaceX's market debut on Friday could also be a hurdle for
U.S. stocks as investors worry about possible overexuberance
among high-growth technology stocks. Elon Musk's SpaceX is
aiming to raise $75 billion and targeting a valuation of $1.75
trillion, the most ever for an IPO.
Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist for
Murphy & Sylvest, said investors are potentially booking profits
in the high-flying semiconductor stocks to make room for SpaceX
in their portfolios.
Among other movers, packaged food maker J.M. Smucker ( SJM )
rose 12% after forecasting annual profit above Wall Street
expectations.
Cancer drug developer Nuvalent ( NUVL ) surged 35% after GSK
agreed to buy the company for $10.6 billion, valuing
Nuvalent ( NUVL ) at about $124 per share, a 40% premium to the stock's
last closing price.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.08-to-1 ratio
on the NYSE, and on the Nasdaq, declining issues outnumbered
advancers by a 1.25-to-1 ratio.
The S&P 500 posted 26 new 52-week highs and six new lows,
while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 135 new highs and 102 new
lows.