Nvidia rises on report chipmaker aiming to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February

Dec 22 (Reuters) - AI chip designer Nvidia's NVDA.O shares up 1.8% at $184.20 premarket
NVDA has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-most powerful H200 AI chips to China before the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February, Reuters reports

Still, uncertainty remains as Beijing has yet to approve any H200 purchases and the timeline could shift depending on government decisions - sources

The United States will allow Nvidia's H200 processors to be exported to China and collect a 25% fee on such sales- U.S. President Donald Trump earlier in December
Analysts' average recommendation on the stock is "buy"; their median PT is $250- LSEG data
NVDA up ~35% YTD