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U.S. stocks open lower as VIX jumps and AI, chip shares slide

U.S. stocks open lower as VIX jumps and AI, chip shares slide

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell at the open as the VIX rose 5.84%, with AI, semiconductor and storage stocks broadly weaker, led by Super Micro Computer and declines across chip names.

Fact Check
The caller-supplied odaily newsflash 489090 carries the exact figures in the claim: Dow -0.64%, S&P 500 -0.56%, Nasdaq -0.66%, VIX +5.84%, and Super Micro Computer -11.52% at the June 10, 2026 open. The BlockBeats flash confirms broad semiconductor and storage weakness. Independent sources (Charles Schwab confirming SMCI down 12%+, Investopedia confirming SMCI leading S&P 500 losses in a sharp tech/AI selloff) corroborate the narrative. All claim elements align with primary reporting.
Summary

U.S. equities opened lower in a broader risk-off move, with the Dow down 0.64%, the S&P 500 off 0.56% and the Nasdaq lower 0.66%, while the VIX rose 5.84%. Technology-linked shares were under pressure, including AI-related names such as Super Micro Computer, down 11.52%, SAP, down 5.06%, Oracle, down 3.27%, UiPath, down 2.82%, and Atlassian, down 2.68%. Semiconductor and storage stocks also mostly fell on June 10: MSX.COM data showed Broadcom down more than 2%, Nvidia, AMD and ASML each off more than 1%, and Intel down 0.58%, while BlockBeats, citing Bitget market data, reported AMD down 1.3%, Qualcomm down 1.4%, Seagate down 3.1%, Western Digital down 3.3% and Micron down 1.7%; Sandisk rose 0.5%.

Terms & Concepts
  • VIX: A gauge of expected U.S. stock market volatility.
  • AI-related stocks: Shares of companies tied to artificial intelligence products or infrastructure.
  • Semiconductor and storage stocks: Shares of companies involved in chipmaking and data storage hardware, including memory and disk-drive makers.