Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), a GPU and AI solutions leader, closed Thursday’s session at $185, down 2.17%. Nvidia IPO’d in 1999 and has grown an astounding 450,934% since going public. Trading volume reached 163.5 million shares, coming in nearly 12% below versus its three-month average of 185.9 million shares.<\/p>\n
Thursday’s move followed commentary on AI demand potentially topping $500 billion through 2026 and renewed focus on H200 access to China. Investors are also watching Nvidia’s data center growth and AI chip demand next.<\/p>\n
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) finished flat at 6,921, while the Nasdaq<\/a> Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) slipped 0.44% to 23,480. Among Semiconductors peers, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) fell 2.54% and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 3.57%, leaving leading chipmakers under pressure despite strong AI server and data center narratives.<\/p>\n Nvidia has been the AI bellwether, and perhaps investors are looking to diversify in the space. Yet the runway for Nvidia’s growth<\/a> to continue still appears long. Nvidia’s CFO, Colette Kress, said at an investor event that AI product demand from the company through 2026 could exceed $500 billion.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, CEO Jensen Huang announced the company’s next-generation AI platform Vera was in full production at CES in Las Vegas, even as current demand for its Blackwell architecture remains strong.<\/p>\n Investors may be taking profits after the stock’s strong run in 2025, but there looks to be more appreciation ahead with business prospects as strong as ever.<\/p>\n Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks? Then you\u2019ll want to hear this.<\/p>\n