US stock market today: Nasdaq-100 falls 2% as Amazon, Intel shares tumble

The Nasdaq-100 fell about 2% in the latest US session, with Amazon and Intel shares declining sharply, according to the headline from CNBC-TV18. The move points to broad pressure on large-cap technology, where index weight is concentrated in a small number of heavily valued growth names, so a sell-off in two major constituents transmits quickly into the index level. Amazon, as a mega-cap consumer and cloud platform, is sensitive to shifts in discount-rate expectations, since higher yields compress the present value of long-duration earnings, while Intel is more exposed to semiconductor cycle sentiment and capital spending expectations. Traders should watch the next US Consumer Price Index release and Treasury yield moves for confirmation of whether the decline reflects rate repricing or a company-specific earnings reaction.

The Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is the US large-cap tech benchmark. NDX is more sensitive to rate decisions than SPX because of longer-duration cash flows, and heavily concentrated in Tech/Comms names — mega-cap earnings season dominates price action.

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