
Shares of chip designer Nvidia NVDA.O rise 3.4% to $169.63 and rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O climb 6.2% to $155.19
NVDA is filing applications with the U.S. government to resume sales to China of H20 graphics processing unit and expects to get licenses soon
U.S. Department of Commerce informs AMD that license applications to export its MI308 chips to China will be moving forward for review, company says
William Blair estimates 30 cents in additional EPS in fiscal 2026 for NVDA, assuming China rev of about $20 billion for the full year, up from $17.11 billion in fiscal 2025
Bernstein says it is encouraged that NVDA can still compete in China, reducing structural risk
As of last close, NVDA up ~22% and AMD up ~21% vs. Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index's .SOX ~13% gain, this year