FormFactor IncImport prices rose more than expected, complicating inflation outlook and pressuring rate-sensitive tech stocks.
Shares of FormFactor, Semtech, and Photronics fell sharply in afternoon trading as a broad sell-off hit semiconductor stocks. FormFactor dropped 6.6%, Semtech declined 6.6%, and Photronics lost 5.8%. The declines followed a Bank of America fund manager survey showing 80% of respondents view semiconductors as the most crowded trade, the highest reading in the survey's history. Additional pressure came from May import prices rising 1.9%, nearly double the 1.1% consensus, and an annual gain of 6.7%, the largest since August 2022, which complicated the inflation outlook ahead of Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Federal Reserve Chair.
FormFactor IncImport prices rose more than expected, complicating inflation outlook and pressuring rate-sensitive tech stocks.
Photronics IncImport prices rose more than expected, complicating inflation outlook and pressuring rate-sensitive tech stocks.
Semtech CorporationImport prices rose more than expected, complicating inflation outlook and pressuring rate-sensitive tech stocks.