Artificial intelligence-linked shares fell on Tuesday, in lead-up to AI bellwether Nvidia's quarterly earnings, which could offer clarity on demand and justify the sector's lofty valuations.

Nvidia stock was slumping Tuesday following a report about harsher curbs on chip sales to China ahead of a make-or-break quarterly earnings report. Shares of the semiconductor maker were down 2.7% to $126.

What happens with Nvidia matters for the entire U.S. stock market. The chip company has grown into the second-largest company on Wall Street, which means the stock’s movement carries more weight on the S&P 500 and other indexes than every company except Apple. The tech giant, based in Santa Clara, California, is now worth over $3 trillion.