Markets have worst day since October as tech stocks lead the way down, traders lose hope of rate cut
The S&P 500 fell 2.6% on Friday, its biggest one-day drop since Oct. 10, with the Nasdaq down 4.2% and the Dow down 1.4%. Tech led losses: Nvidia -6.2%, Broadcom -7.9%, Micron -13.3%, and Meta -5.5% after a report it may seek a new stock offering. Bond yields rose after the Labor Department said May jobs increased by 172,000, reducing expectations for a Fed rate cut.

Rates repricing and AI-multiple sensitivity are pressuring NVDA alongside the broader tech drawdown.
Nvidia fell 6.2% as tech stocks led the selloff amid fading hopes for a Fed rate cut.
Near-term downside bias as yields rise and rate-cut odds fall.
Background
The selloff follows a strong May jobs report that pushed Treasury yields higher and effectively eliminated market hopes for a Fed rate cut; tech’s expensive valuations made it more vulnerable.
Why it matters
Macro repricing (higher 2Y/10Y yields) is the primary driver for the broad tech complex, while META has an additional company-specific overhang from a reported potential equity offering.
Market relevance
Traders should treat this as a rates-driven risk-off day with added idiosyncratic dilution risk for META, and high-beta downside risk for AI/semis (NVDA, AVGO, MU).
Market effects
Higher yields and reduced rate-cut expectations are pressuring high-multiple tech/AI beneficiaries, amplifying semis and platform weakness.
Europe/Asia were also weaker, suggesting global risk-off transmission from the US macro surprise.
Oil-price/inflation pressures (Iran/Strait of Hormuz disruption) reinforce tighter financial conditions, supporting a broader global growth scare.
Alternative perspectives
If the jobs strength is temporary or inflation cools, rate-cut odds could rebound quickly, making today’s selloff potentially overdone for mega-cap tech.
The article notes many earnings were surprisingly good; if guidance remains intact, some of the move may be positioning/valuation rather than fundamental deterioration.
Key entities
- indexS&P 500
Dropped 2.6% and logged its worst one-day move since October, with first losing week in 10.
- indexNasdaq Composite
Slumped 4.2% as tech led the decline.
- companyMeta
Reportedly considering a new stock offering to fund AI infrastructure; shares fell 5.5%.



