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23 February
Why software stocks lost more than $200 billion in market cap today

Tech Stocks

For investors to wade back into the software sector, they ‘want and need to see the stocks stop trading down on new AI headlines,’ one analyst says

Screens displaying the "CrowdStrike" logo.
CrowdStrike was one of the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 on Monday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Artificial-intelligence fears have dogged the software sector this year — and the pressure continued on Monday with renewed intensity.

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF IGV, a proxy for software stocks, fell 4.75% on Monday for its lowest close since Nov. 28, 2023 and its worst one-day decline since Feb. 5, when it fell 4.97%. Altogether, about $223.75 billion in market cap was wiped off from the ETF’s components Monday.