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Megacap technology stocks sank again along with hopes that this year’s sell-off has reached the point of exhaustion.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. tumbled 5 percent on Tuesday after Snap Inc. cut forecasts issued just a month ago, citing deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and raising concerns about a broad slump in digital advertising.

The turmoil is giving investors flashbacks to some of the worst days of the pandemic, with Alphabet at a 52-week low after suffering its worst drop since October 2020. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc. dropped 3,2 percent, leaving the e-commerce giant close to falling below US$1 trillion in market value for the first time since April 2020.

“It appears to be clear that most companies will not avoid the troubling macro backdrop,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Stock Index has fallen nearly 30 percent from its peak last year as the Federal Reserve pushes an aggressive campaign of rate hikes to fight soaring inflation. The stock slump has brought price-to-estimated profit gauges back near their long-term averages, fueling optimism that perhaps the selling could be nearing a bottom.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. plunged 7.6 percent on Tuesday to within striking distance of a new low. The social media giant has fallen more than 50 percent from a September record amid its own problems of slowing user growth.

Investors are bracing for more volatility with earnings due from chipmaker Nvidia Corp. on Wednesday along with the release of minutes from the Fed’s last FOMC meeting. –  Bloomberg