Nvidia stock rose early Friday as investors digested a raft of mixed news over the past few days. Shares were up 0.2% to $147.54 in early trading. It closed almost flat Thursday after starting the day in the red as a fresh outlook from supplier SK Hynix cast doubt over future demand for its products.

Nvidia (NVDA) is leading the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The company’s graphics processing units (GPUs) are deemed essential to develop and deploy generative AI applications and large language models (LLMs).

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Nvidia stock rose modestly early Friday as investors digested a raft of mixed news over the past few days. Shares were up 0.1% to $147.34 in premarket trading. It closed almost flat Thursday after starting the day in the red as a fresh outlook from supplier SK Hynix cast doubt over future demand for its products.