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Market Overview - The three major U.S. stock indices closed lower, ending a two-day rally. The Dow Jones fell by 1.63% to 46,225.15 points, a drop of nearly 800 points; the S&P 500 decreased by 1.36% to 6,624.70 points, both reaching new lows since November of the previous year; the Nasdaq dropped by 1.46% [2][3]. U.S. Federal Reserve - The Federal Reserve concluded a two-day monetary policy meeting on the 18th, announcing that the target range for the federal funds rate would remain unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%. The policy statement indicated that the impact of the Middle East conflict on the U.S. economy remains uncertain [2]. Precious Metals - Precious metals experienced significant declines, with spot gold hitting a one-month low. On the 18th, spot gold fell by 3.86% to $1,813.53 per ounce, while COMEX gold futures dropped by 3.68% to $1,823.90 per ounce. Spot silver decreased by 5.04% to $75.36 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell by 5.63% to $75.42 per ounce [4]. Technology Sector - Major technology stocks collectively declined, with the U.S. Technology Seven Index falling by 1.47%. Individual stocks such as Amazon dropped over 2%, Microsoft nearly 2%, and other tech giants like Tesla, Apple, Facebook, and Google fell over 1%. Nvidia saw a smaller decline of 0.84% [6]. Semiconductor Stocks - Semiconductor stocks mostly fell, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down by 0.53%. Notable declines included Marvell Technology dropping over 3% and ASML falling more than 2%. However, Intel rose over 2%, and AMD increased by more than 1% [6]. Chinese Stocks - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index decreased by 2.05%. Individual stocks such as Weibo fell over 10%, Tencent Music dropped over 9%, and BOSS Zhipin declined nearly 6%. Conversely, stocks like Kingsoft Cloud rose over 12%, ZTO Express increased by more than 7%, and New Oriental gained over 3% [7]. Energy Prices - International oil prices continued to rise, with NYMEX crude oil increasing by 2.54% to $97.88 per barrel, and Brent crude oil rising over 2% to $105.06 per barrel [8][9].