On Tuesday in the United States, Dutch lithography equipment company ASML's financial report for the day was a "bombshell," with its stock price plummeting by 16.26%, marking the largest single-day drop in nearly 26 years. This dragged down the U.S. chip stocks collectively, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closing down by 5.28%. All three major U.S. stock indexes fell on the day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down by 0.75%, the S&P 500 down by 0.76%, and the Nasdaq down by 1.01%. Nvidia fell by over 4%, AMD by over 5%, and Intel by over 3%.

ASML's third-quarter performance was a "bombshell" with a stock price drop of over 16% on the 15th

The third-quarter performance of ASML, announced on the same day, was a "bombshell." While sales and gross margin met expectations, the order volume decreased by 53% quarter-on-quarter, which was less than half of the market's expectations, and the company lowered its sales target for next year. ASML's stock price plummeted by 16.26%, marking the largest single-day drop in nearly 26 years.

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U.S. bank stocks' financial reports are密集ly released, with Goldman Sachs' third-quarter profits up by 45% year-on-year

On the same day, financial reports for U.S. bank stocks were also密集ly released, with Citigroup and Bank of America's overall performance meeting expectations. In addition, boosted by the unexpected growth in trading business and the recovery of investment banking, Goldman Sachs' third-quarter profits and revenue both exceeded expectations, with profits soaring by 45% year-on-year, and the stock trading business achieving its best quarterly performance in over three years.

On the 15th, the three major European stock indexes fell collectively

In the European market, ASML's stock listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the Netherlands fell by over 15% on the same day, dragging down the European technology stocks broadly. Coupled with the sharp drop in oil prices leading to a decline in the oil and gas sector, all three major European stock indexes closed down on Tuesday. The UK's FTSE 100 index fell by 0.52%, France's CAC 40 index fell by 1.05%, and Germany's DAX index fell by 0.11%.

The world's largest luxury group, LVMH, reported third-quarter financial results that did not meet expectations

Furthermore, the world's largest luxury group, LVMH, announced its financial report on Tuesday, with all major divisions' performance in the third quarter failing to meet analysts' expectations, mainly due to the slowdown in business growth in the Japanese market. After the financial report was announced, LVMH's U.S. ADR fell by 10% at one point, and its stock listed in France fell by nearly 2% on the same day.

On the 15th, international oil prices fell by over 4%In the crude oil futures market, American media recently reported that Israel will not attack Iran's oil and nuclear facilities, which has somewhat reduced geopolitical risks in the Middle East. Additionally, the International Energy Agency's monthly oil market report released on Tuesday indicated that the oil market is facing a supply glut, leading to a significant drop in international oil prices on Tuesday. The price of light crude oil futures for delivery in November at the New York Mercantile Exchange closed at $70.58 per barrel, a decrease of 4.40%; the price of Brent crude oil futures for delivery in December closed at $74.25 per barrel, a decrease of 4.14%.

Furthermore, international gold prices rose slightly by 0.50% on Tuesday, reporting at $2,678.90 per ounce.