Nvidia became the largest company in the world on Tuesday, surpassing Apple and underscoring just how dominant artificial intelligence has become on Wall Street.
Its share price rose 2.9% to $139.93, resulting in a market capitalization of $3.43 trillion, ahead of Apple's $3.38 trillion. Microsoft, which Nvidia passed last month, has a market cap of $3.06 trillion. Nvidia has soared more than 850% since the end of 2022.
"Over the past several quarters, it has felt like people basically care about inflation numbers, job numbers, and Nvidia numbers,” said Fall Ainina, director of research at James Investment Research. "Nvidia overtaking Apple in market cap not only conveys that it is the biggest beneficiary of the AI infrastructure cycle, but it suggests people expect the AI boom will continue.”
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