NEC is trading at €25.53, down 4.06% after reports on September 7, 2026, that it discontinued physical quantum-computer hardware development at the end of March.
- NEC judged commercialization timelines too long to generate returns matching the required investment, pressuring the stock.
- The company will continue quantum-annealing, quantum-inspired computing, and related services using conventional systems.
- Trading was closed at the time of this alert; major U.S. indices were flat.