By Callum Keown
You can't keep a good stock down.
Nvidia has been on a bad run since its earnings last week but the positive vibes looked set to return for the last trading day of the month.
The shares rose 1.6% to $137.46 ahead of the open, moving higher along with a broader chip sector rally. European semiconductor stocks laid the foundations for U.S. gains Thursday as U.S. plans to curb chip sales to China may not be as tough as expected, Bloomberg reported.
Shares of ASML, which makes lithography machines used to produce chips, jumped 2.4%, while rival ASM International rose 1.1% Thursday. As U.S. markets were closed for Thanksgiving, the sector now appears to be playing catch up ahead of a half-day of trading.
Advanced Micro Devices climbed 1% early Friday, while chip equipment makers Applied Materials and Lam Research were both up 3.5% in premarket trading.
Investors needed a bit of good news. While Nvidia stock has had a stellar year, gaining 173%, it's currently in a bit of a rut, down close to 5% this week through Wednesday. The shares have fallen 7.2% since the company reported third quarter earnings last week. President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose additional tariffs on China didn't help, and neither did Dell Technologies disappointing earnings earlier this week. Dell is a major Nvidia customer and its partner for some AI products.
But investors can put all that to one side for the moment and enjoy some holiday cheer.
Write to Callum Keown at callum.keown@dowjones.com
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