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U.S. stock market: The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively fell. The Dow fell more than 1%, and the Nasdaq and S&P fell nearly 1%. As of the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 422.16 points from the previous trading day, closing at 38461.51 points, a decrease of 1.09 %; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 136.28 points to close at 16170.36 points, a decrease of 0.84%. ; The S&P 500 stock index fell 49.27 points to close at 5160.64 points, a decrease of 0.95%. In terms of data, the U.S. announced before the market opened that the CPI in March increased by 3.5% year-on-year, which was higher than market expectations of 3.4% and the highest level since September 2023. Most large technology stocks fell, with Tesla falling more than 2%, Apple falling more than 1%, and Google and Microsoft following suit; Meta, Amazon, and Netflix rose slightly. The chip and semiconductor sectors were among the top decliners, with GF and NXP Semiconductors falling by more than 4%, Intel, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and AMD falling by more than 2%; NVIDIA…