Why is the BrainChip share price sliding 4% today?

What's going on with BrainChip shares on Tuesday?

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Key points

  • BrainChip shares backtrack 4.11% to 88.7 cents during late afternoon trade on Tuesday 
  • The company didn't release any price-sensitive announcements but the fall across the Aussie tech sector appears to be dragging BrainChip shares lower 
  • BrainChip shares are down 18% in a month, but still up 30% for the year 

The BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN) share price is heading south today despite no new announcements from the company.

At the time of writing, the artificial intelligence (AI) technology company's shares are down 4.11% to 88.7 cents.

Why are BrainChip shares treading lower today?

Investors are offloading the BrainChip share price following a fall across the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX).

After the United States-based Nasdaq shed 0.81% overnight, the Aussie tech sector is in sync with a 1.25% decline today.

Last week, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) achieved some notable gains on the back of a positive economic outlook.

The United States Federal Reserve predicted that its economy will narrowly avoid a recession in 2022 and 2023.

This led to a strong rebound across global markets and a sharp turnaround from the induced selling by investors beforehand.

It's also worth mentioning that BrainChip is set to wrap up its second quarter of the 2022 financial year.

These results are expected to be released towards the back end of next month.

The pending update could provide more insight regarding the company's pathway to the commercialisation of its Akida neuromorphic platform.

Investors should keep a close eye on this.

BrainChip share price snapshot

While the BrainChip share price has tumbled 18% in a month, investors would be pleased with its long-term performance.

Year-to-date, the company's shares are up 30% and further stretch to 70% when looking at the past 12 months.

Based on today's price, BrainChip presides a market capitalisation of around $1.59 billion.

Motley Fool contributor Aaron Teboneras has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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