How Stocks Nearly Triggered a Market-Wide Trading Freeze Thursday
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The S&P 500 fell 3.8% on Thursday as a sharp selloff in chip stocks brought the index close to triggering a market-wide circuit breaker halt. The decline approached the Level 1 threshold, which requires a 7% drop in the S&P 500 from the prior close to halt trading for 15 minutes. The near-miss highlights how concentrated weakness in semiconductor shares can quickly pressure the broader market. Traders will watch whether chip stocks stabilize or extend losses, and whether the S&P 500 breaches the 7% trigger in a future session.
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S&P 500, chip stocks