Tech stocks were sharply lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 4% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 7.2%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index tumbled 8.1%.
In corporate news, Alibaba (BABA) has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense seeking to be removed from a blacklist that labels it as a supporter of the Chinese military, Bloomberg reported. Alibaba shares were down 2.3%.