Group 1 - The tech sector is experiencing significant anxiety, with major companies like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Palantir seeing sharp declines in their stock prices, with AMD plunging 17% and Palantir dropping 12% [2][4] - Alphabet's plan to double its capital expenditure this year, exceeding analysts' expectations by over 50%, has contributed to early losses in its stock, although some losses were later reduced [2][4] - The software sector has lost nearly $1 trillion in value within a week, indicating that investors are increasingly wary of AI's potential negative impact on existing businesses [4][5] Group 2 - The volatility in tech stocks has led to a broader market reaction, with significant losses in the chipmaker sector affecting Asian markets, including a nearly 4% drop in South Korea's Kospi index [5][6] - Precious metals have also experienced extreme fluctuations, with silver prices falling by up to 17% at one point, reflecting the overall market instability [6] - The S&P 500 value index has shown resilience, gaining for five consecutive sessions, while the growth index has declined, indicating a sectoral rotation towards more cyclical stocks amid positive economic signals [7][8]

Speaking to ET Now, Srivastava said that although the Nifty’s movement appears fragile at first glance, there is a slow but steady improvement beneath the surface. “It is unfortunate that we see this kind of Nifty behaviour from the bottom that we saw in early December. Every time there is a two-to-three-day rally, it is sort of given back a lot of the gains over the next four to five days,” he noted. However, he highlighted a key positive trend: the formation of successive higher bottoms.From early Decemb ...