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AI Selloff Wipes Out $2.5 Trillion From Nasdaq in Worst One-Day Loss in Index History

November 5, 2026 at 16:11 EST

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An AI-driven market rout erased $2.5 trillion in value from the Nasdaq in a single session, the largest one-day loss in the index's history.

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An AI-driven rout erased $2.5 trillion from the Nasdaq in a single session

The sell-off is the largest one-day loss in the index's history, and investors describe it as an AI rout hitting the technology stocks that have led the rally.

$2.5T

Market value erased from Nasdaq-listed stocks in one session

Largest one-day loss the Nasdaq benchmark index has recorded

How the shock ripples through the index

Why a shift in AI sentiment moves the whole benchmark so quickly

Step 1

AI sentiment turns sharply

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Step 2

Tech-heavy index reacts

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Step 3

Value concentrated in a few large firms

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Step 4

$2.5T lost in one session

What comes next

The key question is whether this is a pause or a reset in AI expectations.

Short-term reassessment

A repricing of AI valuations that could stabilize.

Broader shift

A change in market expectations for the whole sector.

Sessions ahead

Whether the selloff deepens or stabilizes will signal confidence in the sector.

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