Nvidia stock price lifts in premarket as China greenlights H200 chip buys
Nvidia shares rose 1.1% premarket to $188.52 after China approved ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to buy over 400,000 H200 AI chips, though terms are still under negotiation. SK Hynix reported record profits and strong HBM market share, while ASML posted record Q4 bookings and raised its 2026 outlook on AI chip demand. Microsoft, Meta, and Tesla report earnings after the close.