U.S. stocks closed Wednesday, Feb 5, with preliminary moves showing the Dow up 0.5%, Nasdaq down 1.5%, and S&P 500 down 0.5%. Chipmakers posted sharp losses: AMD (AMD.O) dropped 17.3%, Tesla (TSLA.O) fell nearly 4%, Nvidia (NVDA.O) slid over 3%, and Micron Technology (MU.O) declined nearly 10%. Cryptocurrency-focused stocks also tumbled, with key names including: – Platforms/companies: Coinbase (COIN) down 6.14%, Circle (CRCL) down 1.98%, MicroStrategy (MSTR) down 3.13%, Bullish (BLSH) down 1.59%, Gemini (GEMI) down 2.78% – Mining/related: Bitmine (BMNR) down 9.17%, SharpLink Gaming (SBET) down 7.57%, Bit Digital (BTBT) down 8.29%, ETHZilla (ETHZ) down 8.18%, BTCS Inc (BTCS) down 11.74% – Others: ALT5 Sigma (ALTS) down 18.1%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) down 5.19%, Kindly MD (NAKA) down 7.51%
