Nvidia surpasses $3.6 trillion market value after Trump win
The Hindu
Shares of Nvidia rallied to a record high on Thursday, making the chipmaker the first company in history to surpass a stock market value of $3.6 trillion.
Shares of Nvidia rallied to a record high on Thursday, making the chipmaker the first company in history to surpass a stock market value of $3.6 trillion as Wall Street extended a rally sparked by Donald Trump's return to the White House. The dominant AI chipmaker's shares rose 2.2%, lifted by broad investor optimism about tax cuts and lower regulations after the Republican candidate's Tuesday election victory.
Nvidia's stock market value ended the day at $3.65 trillion, beating Apple's record closing market capitalisation of $3.57 trillion reached on October 21, before the chipmaker on Tuesday overtook the iPhone maker as the world's most valuable company, according to LSEG data.
Apple's stock rose 2.1% on Thursday, leaving it with a market value of $3.44 trillion.
The S&P 500 technology index has surged over 4% in the two sessions since Trump won the election on Tuesday.
Nvidia has been the U.S. stock market's biggest winner from a race between Microsoft, Alphabet and other heavyweights to build out their AI computing capacity and dominate the emerging technology.
The Silicon Valley chip designer's stock has climbed 12% in November, with its value tripling so far in 2024.
Following this year's surge, Nvidia now exceeds the combined value of Eli Lilly, Walmart, JPMorgan, Visa, UnitedHealth Group and Netflix.
Amazon is in talks for its second multi-billion dollar investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, per a report.
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