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Nvidia stock advanced more than 4% Friday in New York, trading above $209 and moving toward a record closing high as investors responded to strong semiconductor demand and AI infrastructure growth, according to exchange data. The rally pushed the chipmaker’s market capitalization past $5 trillion during intraday trading on April 24, 2026. The move came as the Nasdaq composite rose 1.6% and the S&P 500 added 0.7%, with analysts citing optimism ahead of earnings from major cloud customers.
Shares opened at $199.96 and reached an intraday high of $210.95 before settling at $209.26, up $9.62, or 4.82%, from the previous session, the data showed. Trading volume exceeded 39 million shares by midday. The 52-week range for Nvidia stock is $102.02 to $212.19, with a current market capitalization of about $4.91 trillion, according to market data. The company said it continues to see demand for data-center GPUs used in AI training and inference.
The gains followed strength across chipmakers this week. Intel surged after reporting earnings, lifting Advanced Micro Devices and Arm Holdings, while Taiwan Semiconductor broke out of a cup-with-handle base and rose 5%, analysts said. Astera Labs cleared the 5% buy zone from a 192.86 buy point after a breakout, the report stated. Nvidia stock is approaching a buy point of 212.19 in a long consolidation, according to technical analysis.
Ecosystem developments also supported sentiment. AI infrastructure firm Vast Data announced a $1 billion Series F funding round at a $30 billion valuation, with Nvidia stock participating as an investor, the company said. Vast Data provides high-performance software for AI workloads to clients including CoreWeave, Mistral, and the U.S. Air Force. Nvidia stock recorded a modest uptick after the announcement, the report stated.
Competition in AI accelerators is increasing. Google unveiled its eighth-generation tensor processing units this week, the TPU 8t and TPU 8i, for large-scale training and low-latency inference, the company said. In China, AI developer DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 model and said it validated efficiency techniques on both Nvidia stock GPUs and Huawei’s Ascend chips. Huawei said its full Ascend line supports the new models, the company said.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said last month that the company restarted manufacturing of its H200 processors for sale in China and received orders from customers, though he did not specify expected revenue, according to officials. Analysts estimate China represents a $50 billion market for AI infrastructure, growing 50% a year. U.S. export license applications related to proposed H200 sales are under interagency review, with a decision expected within 30 days, officials said.
On the product roadmap, Nvidia said its next-generation Vera Rubin AI server, scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026, is set to be 3.3 times faster than the current Blackwell Ultra system. Foxconn’s March 2026 revenue spike was attributed to new product launches, suggesting the Vera Rubin ramp is progressing, analysts said. Bank of America analysts estimated a potential $7 billion deal to supply several hundred thousand AI chips to Saudi Arabia’s AI venture Humain over five years, raising their price target to $160 from $150.
Nvidia last reported earnings on February 25, posting $1.62 per share on revenue of $68.13 billion, beating consensus estimates of $1.54 per share and $65.56 billion, the company said. The company reported a net margin of 55.60% and return on equity of 97.37%. Analysts forecast earnings of $7.77 per share for the current year. The company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share on April 1, representing a $0.04 annualized dividend, the company said.
Institutional investors own 65.27% of Nvidia stock, with recent filings showing Ethos Capital Management acquired 19,702 shares and State Street Corp lifted its stake by 1.0% in the second quarter, according to regulatory data. Nvidia stock is up 16.2% over the past month and 98.2% over the past year, the data showed. The stock represents about 8% of the S&P 500, analysts said.
Key upcoming catalysts include earnings from Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple scheduled for April 29 and April 30, which investors are watching for data-center spending signals, the report stated. Nvidia has not issued updated full-year guidance beyond prior statements. The story is developing.
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