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Retail buyers limit Nvidia stock rout

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In short

Jensen Huang resigned following reports of an affair with a subordinate who was accused of spying for Beijing, triggering a massive sell-off that shaved $550 billion off the company's value this week. Individual investors stepped in to stem the decline, driving a record $111 million in inflows during the first half-hour of trading. However, broader market sentiment remains pressured as Wall Street firms like Baird downgrade the equity over anticipated slowdowns in hyperscaler spending and softening demand. Observers are now looking toward upcoming earnings and Anthropic's planned public offering to assess overall sector stability.

Key points

  • The chief executive stepped down following allegations of an affair with a subordinate wh…: The chief executive stepped down following allegations of an affair with a subordinate who was accused of being a spy for Beijing.
  • The company has shed approximately one-third of its value and over $1 trillion in market…: The company has shed approximately one-third of its value and over $1 trillion in market capitalization during the past five weeks.
  • Baird Equity Research downgraded the company to neutral, citing supply constraints, softe…: Baird Equity Research downgraded the company to neutral, citing supply constraints, softening demand, and potential cuts in AI hyperscaler expenditures.

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NEW YORK, Nov 12 : Retail bought the Nvidia dip on Thursday in a big way, showing the AI trade is very much alive despite CEO Jensen Huang’s departure.

Nvidia was off 5 per cent on Thursday afternoon following Huang’s resignation, which followed a report on Wednesday that the founder of the second most-valuable US-listed firm had an affair with a company executive who reported to him.

Thursday’s drop put Nvidia’s market-value decline for the week at $550 billion, with selling driven initially by questions about Huang’s relationship with a woman alleged to be a spy for Beijing. But buying the dip has been favored by investors ever since the end of the financial crisis in 2009, and Thursday was no different.

“Every time it works, it gets further reinforced,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide Financial in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. “It’s the kind of idiosyncratic behavior that you get in a healthy market.”

The rebound came after Nvidia tumbled as much as 14 per cent at Thursday’s open, extending a torrent of selling over the past month. Vanda…

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