{"slug": "tech-searches-for-gains-as-stocks-teeter-at-the-open-alphacheck", "title": "Tech searches for gains as stocks teeter at the open: AlphaCheck", "summary": "Stocks diverged at the open on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 slipping while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite wavered, as a large revenue haul by AI startup Anthropic helped bolster semiconductor stocks. Technology was one of the few sectors in the green, but five of the 'Magnificent Seven' stocks traded in the red, and other sectors were solidly red, with Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services, and Basic Materials among the biggest laggards.", "body_md": "Good morning. [Stocks diverged at the open](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-monday-august-17-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-094421171.html), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ([^DJI](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/^DJI/)) and S&P 500 ([^GSPC](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/^GSPC/)) slipping, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ([^IXIC](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/^IXIC/)) wavered.\n\nHere's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by [Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data](https://alphaspace.finance.yahoo.com/).\n\nTechnology ([XLK](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLK/)) was one of the few sectors in the green at the start of trading, as a [large revenue haul by AI startup Anthropic](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/live/tech-stocks-today-anthropics-huge-haul-meta-trial-to-kick-off-132945569.html) ([ANTH.PVT](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ANTH.PVT/)) helped bolster semiconductor stocks. However, tech's hold on the morning's gains looked fragile, with five of the \"Magnificent Seven\" stocks trading in the red.\n\nThe other sectors were solidly red, with Consumer Discretionary ([XLY](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLY/)), Communication Services ([XLC](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLC/)), and Basic Materials ([XLB](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLB/)) among the biggest laggards.\n\n**Here are some notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: **Micron ([MU](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MU/)), Sandisk ([SNDK](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SNDK/)), Intel ([INTC](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INTC/)), SK Hynix ([SKHY](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SKHY/)), Meta ([META](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/META/)), Bloom Energy ([BE](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BE/)), Seagate Technology ([STX](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/STX/)).\n\n**Click here for in-depth analysis of the latest stock market news and events moving stock prices**\n\n**Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance**", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-searches-for-gains-as-stocks-teeter-at-the-open-alphacheck", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/tech-searches-for-gains-as-stocks-teeter-at-the-open-alphacheck-135155576.html", "published_at": "2026-08-17 13:51:55+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-17 14:12:08.142763+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Dow Jones Industrial Average", "S&P 500", "Nasdaq Composite", "Anthropic", "Micron", "Sandisk", "Intel", "Meta"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-searches-for-gains-as-stocks-teeter-at-the-open-alphacheck", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-searches-for-gains-as-stocks-teeter-at-the-open-alphacheck.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-searches-for-gains-as-stocks-teeter-at-the-open-alphacheck.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tech-searches-for-gains-as-stocks-teeter-at-the-open-alphacheck.jsonld"}}