NVIDIA is trading 3.2% down at $216.79 after renewed concerns about reported discussions to guarantee up to $250 billion in financing for an OpenAI data-center project.
- The proposed arrangement has revived worries that AI-chip suppliers are financing customers’ infrastructure demand, pressuring NVIDIA and semiconductor stocks broadly.
- The Nasdaq is also down 0.45%.
- Investors remain cautious ahead of the August 12 CPI report.