U.S. AI stocks plunge sharply; Astera Labs drops 11.96%

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The Fear and Greed Index fell below 40 as U.S. markets closed on August 6, 2026, amid heavy pressure on AI stocks. The Dow Jones rose 0.49%, while the S&P 500 declined 0.17% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.83%. Astera Labs plunged 11.96%, AMD fell 7.04%, and onsemi dropped 4.79%. Trading volume surged in RWA tokens as MSX listed hundreds of assets tied to major U.S. equities such as NVIDIA, GOOGL, and AMD.

Odaily Planet Daily reports: According to MSX.COM data, at the close of U.S. markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.49%, the S&P 500 fell 0.17%, the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.83%, and the VIX Fear Index dropped 4.18%. AI-related stocks generally declined, with Astera Labs down 11.96%, AMD down 7.04%, onsemi down 4.79%, Super Micro Computer down 4.32%, and Alphabet down 4.03%. It is understood that MSX is a leading RWA trading platform, having listed hundreds of RWA tokens, including popular U.S. stocks and ETF tokens such as NVIDIA, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD.

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