
U.S. stock market early trading: Nasdaq down 1.9%, NVIDIA down about 6%, ASML down about 5%, gold stocks generally rise
The Dow Jones fell 0.5%, and the S&P 500 index dropped 1.1%. Semiconductor stocks plummeted, with ASML down about 5%, as the company's new orders for Q1 sharply decreased by 45%, far below expectations, while maintaining its full-year sales guidance; TSMC fell about 5%, and AMD dropped about 7%. Chinese concept stocks broadly declined, with XPeng down about 5% and JD.com down about 4%. Spot gold continued to hit historical highs, and gold stocks generally rose, with Harmony Gold up about 7%