Nvidia Surges After Upbeat Forecast Shows Chip Demand Is Strong
- Second-quarter sales and earnings top analysts’ estimates
- Nvidia’s Arm purchase is taking longer to clear than hoped
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Nvidia Corp., the largest U.S. chipmaker by market value, rallied the most in five months after reporting a surge in earnings and giving predictions that exceeded even rosy Wall Street estimates.
The shares increased as much as 7.6% in New York trading as analysts praised the company’s performance and pointed to improving prospects. That gain puts it on course for its best one-day gain since March 9. The stock is up more than 50% this year giving Nvidia a market capitalization of more than $500 million, more than twice that of Intel Corp.