Shares of Nvidia Corp. shot up 3.6% toward a record high in premarket trade Tuesday, after the graphics chip maker unveiled new hardware to be used in self-driving taxis. The stock changed hands at $192.12 ahead of the open, above the Sept. 18 record close of $187.55 and all-time intraday high of $191.20 reached the same day. The new hardware, which is the size of a license plate and harnesses the equivalent of 100 servers in a data center, is dubbed Nvidia Drive PX Pegasus, and was unveiled at the GTC technology conference in Europe. Nvidia’s stock has already rocketed 74% year to date through Monday, while the PHLX Semiconductor Index has run up 32% and the S&P 500 has gained 14%.
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