Nvidia stock closes higher on Groq licensing deal as Wall Street heads into year-end
NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:08 ET — Market closed. Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation) shares last closed up 1.0% at $190.53 on Friday, outperforming a flat broader market after news of a licensing deal with AI chip startup Groq. Nasdaq+1 The move matters because it highlights Nvidia’s effort to defend its lead in artificial intelligence computing as more workloads shift toward “inference” — the step where trained AI models generate answers for users in real time — a segment where Nvidia faces intensifying competition. Reuters The announcement hit in thin, post-holiday trading, with investors also watching for a seasonal “Santa Claus