Applied Materials (AMAT.US) fell sharply after hours! Q4 performance guidance falls short of expectations and raises demand concerns.

According to the Securities Times Financial APP, the largest chip manufacturing equipment manufacturer in the United States, Applied Materials (AMAT.US), has provided disappointing sales and profit forecasts, once again raising concerns about the suppression of demand in Sino-US trade. As a result, as of the time of writing, Applied Materials' stock plummeted more than 13% after hours on Thursday.