NASDAQ takes a hit as tech stocks plummet, again

It’s been a painful night for tech investors at Wall Street with falling tech stocks

NASDAQ has seen stocks falling in some of the largest tech companies.

The big giants including Apple, Tesla and Amazon sent the NASDAQ slumping.

The S&P 500 also pared losses amid gains in commodity, financial and industrial shares.

The S&P500 was down around .7 per cent, the NASDAQ plunged nearly 2 percent.

Crypto takes a hit as NASDAQ stocks fall

Cryptocurrency has also been impacted, with Bitcoin and Ether also both taking a hit.

The markets were also rattled when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said rate hikes will likely rise as the economy bounces back.

Later in the day, Yellen followed up by saying she wasn’t predicting or recommending rate hikes on the NASDAQ.

Chris Larkin, managing director of trading and investing product at E-Trade Financial, says: “while it may be premature to declare the end of tech’s underperformance phase, keep in mind that the sector is more than a handful of mega-cap names—traders may see opportunity in lesser-known pockets of the sector.”

“Amid new highs, it’s not surprising for the market to be moving somewhat in a holding pattern of late. And tech’s somewhat surprising comeback could have some traders questioning if tech names are here to stay, or if cyclical sectors will outperform as the economy edges closer to full recovery.”

Chris Larkin, managing director of trading and investing product at E-Trade Financial, said in an email.