{"id":341246,"date":"2026-11-06T09:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T04:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=341246"},"modified":"2026-11-06T09:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T04:09:40","slug":"wall-street-rout-ai-selloff-spreads-riskier-stocks-hedge-fund-selling-vix-india-impact-6-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/wall-street-rout-ai-selloff-spreads-riskier-stocks-hedge-fund-selling-vix-india-impact-6-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Rout After the US Midterms: How the AI Selloff Is Spreading Beyond Big Tech to Riskier Stocks as Hedge Fund Selling and Volatility Build"},"content":{"rendered":"

S&P 500 -4.36%, Nasdaq Composite -5.52%, Russell 2000 -4.44%. VIX close 27.13 (high 28.09). Leveraged ETFs: about USD 47 bn sales. Press reports, 5 Nov 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Wall Street rout on 5 November 2026: the S&P 500 fell 4.36% and the Russell 2000 fell 4.44% as hedge fund selling and a jump in volatility spread the AI selloff beyond Big Tech. The VIX closed near 27, and Indian markets face a weak start.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Wall Street rout<\/strong> on Thursday, 5 November 2026: the S&P 500 fell 4.36% and the small-cap Russell 2000 fell 4.44% as hedge fund selling and a jump in volatility spread the AI selloff beyond Big Tech, per Reuters-based reports. The VIX fear gauge closed near 27. Figures below come from Reuters and other press reports and may differ by source. Mint’s headline also mentions unprofitable tech firms, heavily shorted stocks and companies with fragile balance sheets, but I found no figures for those groups, so they are described only in general terms. This is not investment advice.<\/p>\n

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