Nvidia Shares Rise After Market Cap Reaches $5.7 Trillion

02:22 PM EDT, 10/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Nvidia (NVDA) shares rose 1.7% in recent Friday trading after the stock earlier reached a record intraday high of $237.87, lifting its market capitalization to $5.7 trillion. The shares opened at $236.05 after closing at $230.86 on Thursday. The chipmaker is well positioned as the AI bottleneck shifts from semiconductor production limits to the pace of data center construction and financing, Morgan Stanley said in a report, reinstating the company as its top pick in semiconductors. Earlier Friday, Nvidia said its DGX Spark personal AI computer will be offered in a new 64-gigabyte unified-memory configuration from Acer, Asus, Dell (DELL), Gigabyte, HP (HPQ), and MSI starting Oct. 23. Price: 234.71, Change: +3.85, Percent Change: +1.67