On July 7, Corning fell 4.09% in regular trading, trading at $188.845/share, with turnover of $144 million, extending the recent correction trend.

On the news front, concerns over Meta's plan to sell surplus AI computing capacity have triggered fears that cloud vendors may cut optical communications capital expenditure, directly impacting Corning's core business outlook. The stock has now declined over 18% since early July. Despite Bank of America raising its target price from $223 to $243 while maintaining a Buy rating, the recovery rally failed to sustain momentum.

Additionally, concentrated insider selling by executives, combined with the stock's elevated valuation near 100x price-to-earnings ratio, has intensified profit-taking pressure. The options market has also signaled bearish sentiment, highlighted by a notable $465,200 far-dated out-of-the-money call selling order, suggesting institutional bets that the $250 resistance level remains difficult to breach in the near term. Coherent, a peer in the Electronic Components sector, also declined 4.23% during the session.

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