On September 15, Keysight fell 4.94% in regular trading, trading at $321.895/share, with turnover of $115 million. The decline follows a period of sector-wide selling pressure across electronic equipment and instruments stocks, compounded by a tightening global macro backdrop.

Market data shows the European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time since the Iran conflict, while traders increasingly bet on further rate hikes from both European and UK central banks. The hawkish global monetary policy environment has weighed broadly on growth-oriented technology and industrial sectors. Keysight had previously rallied on September 11 after Q3 results and guidance beat expectations, with orders exceeding $2 billion for a second consecutive quarter. Multiple investment banks, including Susquehanna, Truist, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan, raised target prices to the $400-$440 range. The stock has since reversed those gains amid the broader risk-off sentiment.

Within the Electronic Equipment and Instruments sector, most peers declined sharply. Advanced Energy Industries fell 8.85%, Ouster dropped 4.33%, Frequency Electronics slid 3.29%, and Teledyne Technologies declined 1.16%, while Zebra Technologies edged up 0.73%.

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