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Nvidia (NVDA) closed at $186.64 on November 6, 2026, up 2.78% and 1.69 percentage points ahead of the Nasdaq Composite.
Fox Business tied the session to a broad recovery in chip stocks after a Thursday selloff driven by AI regulation worries following the midterm elections.
After the close, Nvidia's board said it is opening an independent investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
Gotrade News - In the latest Nvidia stock news, Nvidia (NVDA) closed at $186.64 on Friday, November 6, 2026, up 2.78%. Nvidia stock rose as chip stocks recovered part of Thursday's steep losses, according to Fox Business.
After the session ended, Nvidia's board said on Sunday that it is opening an independent investigation involving CEO Jensen Huang, news that Friday's close did not reflect.
NVDA Trading Data
Data
Value
Closing price
$186.64
Change
+$5.04 (+2.78%)
Previous close
$181.60
Open
$191.10
Day range
$185.22 to $194.90
Volume
180.2 million shares
30-day average volume
112.6 million shares
52-week range
$164.27 to $243.37
Market cap
$4.50 trillion
Regular-session close on Friday, November 6, 2026, 4:00 p.m. New York time. Stock prices: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked against the closing price on Nasdaq.com. Volume and 30-day average volume: Nasdaq.com. 52-week range: Yahoo Finance daily highs and lows since November 7, 2025. Indices and the 10-year Treasury yield: Yahoo Finance daily closes for the same date.
Nvidia opened at $191.10, well above Thursday's close, but finished below its opening level and just $1.42 above the day's low. Trading was heavy, with volume running 60.09% above its average.
The gain outpaced the broader market. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.09% to 24,579.43 and the S&P 500 added 0.31% to 7,376.86, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.46% to 51,285.73, leaving Nvidia 1.69 percentage points ahead of the Nasdaq. It trailed several chip peers, though: AMD rose 11.04%, Intel gained 7.71%, TSMC climbed 6.33% and Micron added 5.12%.
The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.86%, up 2.2 basis points. Even after Friday's gain, Nvidia closed 23.31% below its 52-week high and 13.62% above its 52-week low.
Why Nvidia Stock Rose
Financial media did not tie Friday's gain to news from Nvidia itself. Per Fox Business, gains in technology were broadly shared as chip stocks recovered from a Thursday selloff that came as investors weighed what Democrats' sweeping midterm election victories could mean for AI regulation.
As reported by Reuters, the rebound followed Nvidia's worst day since January 2025 on Thursday, a selloff tied to the Democrats' midterm victory, including in key data-center states, and to fears that a Democrat-led Congress could bring tougher AI regulation.
The session also brought a strong October jobs report. Fox Business said payrolls rose by 165,000, well above the 65,000 economists expected, and Reuters reported that traders raised their bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike in December, putting the odds at 78% during the session.
In a statement on November 8, Nvidia's board said it is initiating an independent investigation into recent reports that founder and CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, overseen by a committee of independent directors assisted by outside independent counsel. The board said it has confidence in Huang and his leadership team.
In a message to employees the same day, Huang apologized to his family and colleagues, and said he supports the investigation and will cooperate fully. Because both announcements came after Friday's close, they are not part of the session's move.
NVDA Stock Analysis: Supporting Factors and Risks
Supporting Factors
Chip stocks recovered broadly on Friday after Thursday's selloff, per Fox Business, with AMD, Intel and Micron all closing higher.
Nvidia finished 1.69 percentage points ahead of the Nasdaq Composite on volume 60.09% above its average.
According to Nvidia, the board has confidence in Huang and his leadership team, and independent directors with outside counsel are running the investigation.
Risks
The board's investigation into reports that Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort began after Friday's close, so the session's price does not reflect it.
Reuters tied Thursday's selloff to fears that a Democrat-led Congress could bring tougher AI regulation, including in key data-center states.
The strong jobs report lifted bets on a December rate hike, per Reuters, and the 10-year Treasury yield rose 2.2 basis points to 4.86%.
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