Intel Shares Fall 30%, Potentially Setting a One-Day Loss Record

Intel shares fell as much as 30% Friday, extending an earlier premarket decline of more than 27% and raising the possibility of the largest single-day drop in the chipmaker’s recorded history.

Before regular trading, the stock was down more than 27%, a decline that could have been its steepest since 1974. The loss later widened to 30%, extending the fall beyond the premarket reading. The current move could mark Intel’s biggest one-day drop on record, though that outcome remains conditional.

The earlier comparison reaches back to 1974, while the latest comparison concerns Intel’s record of daily declines. Both refer to the size of the share-price move in a single day. The record claim is about a potential historical milestone, not a confirmed result.

The market development is the widening loss, from more than 27% before regular trading to as much as 30%. The potential record is tied to the single-day decline rather than a longer-term measure.