On Tuesday, all three major U.S. stock indices closed lower, while the semiconductor sector performed strongly against the trend.
The Dow Jones fell 0.35%, the S&P 500 index fell 0.02%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.15%. Applied Materials dropped 6.70%, Johnson & Johnson fell 5.70%, Citibank fell 5.60%, Wipro International fell 5.42%, and Domino's Pizza fell 4.76%.
"Seven Sisters" sector: Meta Platforms rose by 2.63%, NVIDIA rose by 0.97%, Microsoft rose by 0.43%, Google rose by 0.16%, Apple rose by 0.09%, Amazon fell by 0.37%, Tesla fell by 0.74%.
Retail barometer Walmart's same-store sales in the U.S. fell short of expectations, with its stock price plummeting by 9.15%.
In the first half of the year, the company achieved a 38.77% year-on-year increase in sales of phosphate cathode materials; products used in the energy storage field accounted for approximately 53% of the total sales volume.
Duofluoride had a net profit of 136 million yuan in the second quarter of this year, and 376 million yuan in the first quarter. Based on this, the company's net profit in the second quarter decreased by 63% compared to the previous quarter.












