The latest trading session saw Applied Materials (AMAT) ending at $205.57, denoting a -0.44% adjustment from its last day's close. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.08%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.12%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.07%.Coming into today, shares of the maker of chipmaking equipment had lost 12.51% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 4.62%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.21%.The upcoming earnings release of Applied ...