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Cambricon Stock Plunges: Nvidia Rival Faces Sharp Decline
Nvidia Rival โฃCambricon Plunges Nearly 12% In Shanghai Following August Rally, Index Rebalancing Concerns
Shanghai, China – Sharesโ of โCambricon Technologies, a Chinese artificial intelligence chipโฃ designer adn rival to Nvidia, โplummeted nearly 12% in โShanghaiโ trading todayโค as profit-taking intensified following a โคdramatic โsurge in August. The decline reflects broaderโ investor caution aheadโข of a key index rebalancing and growing regulatory scrutiny of China’s rapidly rising stockโ market.
Cambricon’s weight in the tech-focused STAR50 Index swelled to 15% during august’s rally, exceeding the 10% cap for individual stocks. This breach triggers concerns about a mandatory rebalancing scheduled for September 12,according to โReuters. The anticipated adjustment โcontributed to a widespread โฃselloff, dragging onshore โคsemiconductor shares downโค almost 6% and pulling the STAR50 Indexโข down over 5%.
Lastโข week, โCambricon cautioned investors about its soaring share price inโ a stock exchange filing, aiming to curb speculativeโ buying. the company’s warning came after reportingโข a โ4,000% year-over-year increase in first-half โrevenue,reaching $403.8โ million – its strongest performance โsince its 2020 initial public offering.
The pullback in Cambricon shares also comes amid reports that Chinese regulators are considering measures to cool the overall stock market, fueled โคby concerns over the rapid gains seen since earlyโค August. The CSI300โฃ Index โขhas risen โข10% in the last month, prompting increased regulatory attention to the technology sector.
China’s tech and AIโ stocks โฃhave been theโข primary drivers of โthe โcountry’s market gains this year,โข with โคthe STAR50 โคIndex up 26% and โAI โsharesโฃ climbing 47% year-to-date. โฃThe situationโข highlights the delicate โขbalance between fostering innovation and managing systemic risk in the world’s second-largest economy.