ChainCatcher reports that according to Gate market data, at the opening of the U.S. stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.15%, the S&P 500 declined 1.07%, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.5%. Major tech stocks performed poorly, with ASML (ASML.O) down 2.2%, TSMC (TSM.N) down 2.4%, and Amazon (AMZN.O) down 2.7%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index declined 2%.
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