Why Arcadium Lithium, Brainchip, Megaport, and Northern Star shares are dropping

These ASX shares are having a tough time on Thursday. But why?

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having another poor session on Thursday. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is down 0.3% to 7,500.7 points.

Four ASX shares that are falling more than most today are listed below. Here's why they are dropping:

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Arcadium Lithium (ASX: LTM)

The Arcadium Lithium share price is down almost 8% to $10.03. This has been driven by a similarly large decline from Livent Corp (NYSE: LTHM) shares on Wall Street during overnight trade. Arcadium Lithium is the result of the almost complete merger between Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) and Livent Corp.

Brainchip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN)

The Brainchip share price is down 4.5% to 16.7 cents. Investors have been selling this embattled semiconductor company's shares this week after it announced another capital raising via a new put option agreement. Brainchip is raising $12 million to ensure the lights stay on while it struggles to make any meaningful sales in a market dominated by tech giants.

Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)

The Megaport share price is down 2% to $8.82. This appears to have been driven by broad weakness in the tech sector today following another poor session on the tech-focused Nasdaq index. The Nasdaq index ended the session 1.2% lower. This was its fourth consecutive session of declines.

Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST)

The Northern Star share price is down 2.5% to $12.84. This follows further weakness in the gold sector after another pullback in the gold price overnight. This has led to the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) falling a further 1.7% this afternoon.

Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has positions in Allkem. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Megaport. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Megaport. 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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