By sector in the United States, the sell-off was centered on growth and technology companies. Nasdaq dropped a little over 5%, with the semiconductor sub-sector being the most severely punished with falls of 6.6%. Alphabet (-5.9%) and Meta (-9.4%) also had a difficult session, as the court that followed the collusion case between the two companies ruled in their favor, but left the door open to other complaints for possible abuse of power in the online advertising market. On the other hand, the defensive sectors managed to weather yesterday’s falls better, with utilities (-2.7%) and health care (-3.2%) being the most prominent. Finally, the energy sector (-2.4%), penalized in recent sessions, this time managed to become the best performer of the session due to the limited falls in oil prices.