The three major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly lower, with mixed performance among popular tech stocks.

Glonghui, February 12｜The three major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly lower. The Dow Jones fell 0.13%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.16%, and the S&P 500 index edged down 0.01%. Popular tech stocks showed mixed performance: Google and Microsoft both fell over 2%, Amazon dropped more than 1%, Intel rose over 2%, while Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla all gained less than 1%. Storage concept stocks, as well as the metals and mining sectors, led the gains. SanDisk surged over 10%, Micron Technology rose more than 9%, Albemarle and Western Digital both climbed over 4%, and BHP and Vale both increased more than 3%. Cryptocurrency concept stocks plummeted, with Robinhood dropping over 8%, a certain exchange and Strategy both falling more than 5%, and Circle down more than 3%.