Nvidia stock price jumps after Amazon flags bigger AI spend — what investors watch next
New York, February 6, 2026, 16:10 (EST) — After-hours
- Nvidia jumped roughly 8% in U.S. trading, recouping ground alongside other chipmakers.
- Amazon’s stepped-up AI capital spending plans gave semiconductors a boost.
- Nvidia faces its next big hurdle with results coming up Feb. 25.
Nvidia (NVDA.O) bounced back in late U.S. trading, climbing $14.20, or roughly 8.3%, to $186.08. Earlier in the week, the stock had stumbled as investors worried about lofty AI-related valuations. Shares ranged wildly, dipping as low as $172.62 before touching $186.93. Chip stocks caught a lift after Amazon flagged plans for heftier data-center spending. “There’s real demand for AI products,” said Baird’s Ross Mayfield,…
