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title: "Optical Communications Sector Declines Broadly, AAOI Down Over 13%, LITE Down Nearly 8%"
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description: "The optical communications sector declined broadly Wednesday, with AAOI leading losses down over 13%. Mainstream stocks including LITE and MRVL all fell over 7%. Derivative stocks showed mixed performance, with LITZ rising nearly 16%."
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# Optical Communications Sector Declines Broadly, AAOI Down Over 13%, LITE Down Nearly 8%

During Wednesday's (July 15) regular trading session, the optical communications sector declined broadly, with all mainstream stocks closing lower. As of press time, all 8 mainstream stocks in the sector recorded varying degrees of declines, led by **AAOI down over 13%**, **LITE down nearly 8%**, and **MRVL down over 7%**. The sector showed a broad decline pattern, with investor sentiment leaning cautious.

On the individual stock front, **AAOI closed at $109.09**, down 13.04% from the previous close, with turnover of approximately $1.156 billion and volume exceeding 10.3 million shares. **LITE closed at $752.00**, down 7.71%, with turnover of approximately $3.169 billion and volume of about 4.2 million shares. **MRVL closed at $206.26**, down 7.27%, with turnover of approximately $5.581 billion and volume of about 26.76 million shares. Among other stocks, AXTI fell 7.21% to $53.42, GLW fell 7.05% to $174.41, POET fell 6.13% to $8.27, NOK fell 3.85% to $11.25, and COHR fell 3.67% to $299.38.

On the derivative stocks front, LITX fell 15.05% to $25.40, LITZ rose 15.74% to $18.38, AAOX fell 26.25% to $15.68, and MVLL fell 14.72% to $26.12. Overall, the optical communications sector faced significant selling pressure today, with multiple stocks declining over 7%. The market should pay attention to subsequent fundamental changes and capital flows.

### Related Stocks

- [LITE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LITE.US.md)
- [AAOI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAOI.US.md)
- [MRVL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MRVL.US.md)
- [MVLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MVLL.US.md)
- [LITZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LITZ.US.md)
- [LITU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LITU.US.md)
- [LITX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LITX.US.md)
- [AAOX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAOX.US.md)
- [MRVU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MRVU.US.md)
- [AXTI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AXTI.US.md)
- [GLW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLW.US.md)
- [POET.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/POET.US.md)
- [NOK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NOK.US.md)
- [COHR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COHR.US.md)
- [NOA3.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NOA3.DE.md)

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