Chip stocks crash: Intel plunges 30%, AMD drops 12%, Nvidia and Broadcom also slide — what's driving the selloff?

Intel shares fell roughly 30% and AMD dropped about 12% in a broad semiconductor selloff that also pulled Nvidia and Broadcom lower, according to the headline. The headline does not specify a single catalyst, so the transmission mechanism is best read as a repricing of growth expectations across the sector, where high-multiple AI and semiconductor names are sensitive to shifts in risk appetite and discount rates. Intel's outsized decline points to company-specific pressure layered on the sector move, while AMD, Nvidia, and Broadcom, which carry higher valuation multiples tied to AI demand, are exposed to any reassessment of forward earnings growth. Traders should watch the next U.S. Consumer Price Index release and any Federal Reserve commentary on rates, since a hotter inflation print would raise yields and typically compress valuations for long-duration growth equities.

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