November 7, 2024 – 1:38 PM PST
(Reuters) – 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.
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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 capitalization of $3.57 trillion reached on Oct. 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…
