The three major US stock indices closed slightly lower. At the close, the Dow fell 0.38% to 45,947.32 points; the S&P 500 fell 0.5% to 6,604.72 points; and the Nasdaq fell 0.5% to 22,384.7 points.

Most large-cap tech stocks declined, with the Wind US Tech Seven Giants Index falling 0.34%.

Regarding individual stocks, Oracle fell over 5%, Tesla dropped more than 4%, and Micron Technology declined over 3%.

Intel continued its upward trend from the previous day. At the close, its share price was $33.99 per share, surging 8.87%.

On the news front, Intel's stock rose 6.4% in a single day after the market revealed in the previous trading session that Intel might be seeking investment from Apple. At that time, sources said the talks were still in the early stages and an agreement was not guaranteed. Additionally, Intel may have also approached other companies regarding investment and cooperation relationships.

It is reported that besides Apple, the companies Intel has contacted may include TSMC, primarily to discuss investment or manufacturing cooperation matters.

Informed sources stated that these efforts began even before President Trump expressed interest in Intel last month, but they entered an accelerated phase after the US government acquired a 10% stake in Intel.

Chinese concept stocks were mixed; the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed up 0.42%.

For individual stocks, Daqo New Energy rose 9%, 21Vianet gained over 7%, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings rose over 6%, while NIO and XPeng Motors both increased over 4%; Miniso fell nearly 4%, and Atour Lifestyle fell over 3%.