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Why is VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) fund moving today?
Capmark checks VanEck Semiconductor ETF’s move against the whole market every evening — so you can tell company news from a market-wide day — and pairs it with the stories behind it and its Washington exposure.
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The stories behind the move
Reporting and crowd chatter are labeled separately, so you can tell them apart.
Washington exposure
U.S. rules limit which advanced chips and chipmaking tools can be sold to China. New restrictions — or relief from them — can move chip stocks quickly, because China is a large market for many of these companies.
Questions
Why is SMH fund moving today?
Capmark compares VanEck Semiconductor ETF’s daily move with the S&P 500 to show whether it was company news or the whole market, then lists the latest reporting and crowd chatter on SMH. The breakdown updates every evening after the close.
How does Washington affect SMH?
U.S. rules limit which advanced chips and chipmaking tools can be sold to China. New restrictions — or relief from them — can move chip stocks quickly, because China is a large market for many of these companies.
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