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Dow rises as investors sell AI and semiconductor stocks
US stocks moved in different directions on Oct.
12, with the Dow rising for a third day.
Investors bought consumer and financial shares ahead of earnings results from major companies.
The results cover July through September 2026.
Semiconductor and other artificial intelligence-related shares came under selling pressure.
Building the infrastructure needed for AI requires funding, and investors are watching uncertainty over how that money will be raised.
This concern may limit investment in AI infrastructure.
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase were due to report results on Oct.
13.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for a third straight session on Oct. 12.
Expectations of strong results ahead of major companies’ July-to-September earnings reports supported the market.
Investors sold semiconductor and other artificial intelligence-related stocks.
Uncertainty about financing for AI infrastructure was also on investors’ minds.
Consumer and financial stocks attracted buying.
- Who
- Investors traded US stocks, including Dow-listed companies.
- What
- The Dow rose while semiconductor and other AI-related stocks faced selling.
- When
- Oct. 12, 2026.
- Where
- The US stock market.
- Why
- Expectations of strong corporate earnings supported the Dow, while uncertainty over financing AI infrastructure weighed on AI-related stocks.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
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- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Rose for a third straight session
- Market date
- Oct. 12, 2026
- Stocks sold
- Semiconductor and other AI-related stocks
- Stocks bought
- Consumer and financial stocks
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