Nvidia Surges on High Volume Despite Connector Challenges

1. Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA)
Nvidia gained solidly by 3.53%, with the trading volume of 58.12B. NVIDIA RTX 5090 reportedly faces another connector melting issue, causing power equipment damage. Additionally, NVIDIA completed the acquisition of Lepton AI, specializing in GPU cloud resales, with the transaction valued in hundreds of millions of dollars.

2. Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA)
Tesla dipped mildly by -2.56%, with the trading volume of 42.07B. Analysts have significantly lowered target prices for Apple and Tesla due to U.S. tariffs under President Trump's policy, posing challenges to these companies. Tesla's Texas factory is expanding its self-driving capabilities, with the Cybertruck and Robotaxi projects progressing steadily.

3. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Apple dropped solidly by -3.67%, with the trading volume of 28.93B. Apple is urgently shipping five planes loaded with iPhones to the U.S. amid tariff challenges. Analysts significantly lowered target prices for Apple and Tesla due to economic impacts of Trump’s tariff policy. Apple reportedly falls behind Chinese competitors in innovation.

4. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN)
Amazon.Com gained mildly by 2.49%, with the trading volume of 18.86B. Amazon has upgraded its AI video model Nova Reel to version 1.1, enabling the generation of multi-shot videos up to two minutes long. Jamie Siminoff has returned to Amazon as Vice President to focus on home security and AI development after founding Ring.

5. Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META)
Meta Platforms gained mildly by 2.28%, with the trading volume of 18.66B. Meta Platforms addressed concerns regarding its AI model Llama 4, acknowledging quality inconsistencies due to rapid release. Despite criticism, Meta asserts Llama 4 is their most advanced open-source multimodal AI model, featuring versions Scout and Maverick.

6. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Microsoft dipped mildly by -0.55%, with the trading volume of 17.96B. Microsoft announced the release of Microsoft Edge browser version 135 with updates including root certificate storage optimization and enhanced new tab page. Additionally, Microsoft reportedly fired two engineers for protesting its AI collaboration with the Israeli military.

7. Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)
Palantir Technologies gained solidly by 5.17%, with the trading volume of 12.65B. Palantir disclosed an insider transaction on April 7, 2025. Director Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman sold 800 shares on April 3, 2025.

8. Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL)
Alphabet gained mildly by 0.79%, with the trading volume of 11.20B. Google introduces multimodal search in its AI Search Modes, enhancing complex question exploration and image query capabilities. Additionally, Google Gemini upgrades to support eight video formats for file analysis, and fixes 62 Android system vulnerabilities, including two zero-day exploits. Chrome 136 Beta aims to fix a 23-year-old browser history sniffing flaw.

9. Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO)
Broadcom gained solidly by 5.37%, with the trading volume of 10.35B. Broadcom announced a $10 billion stock repurchase plan to strengthen its capital allocation strategy and enhance shareholder value.

10. Microstrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR)
Microstrategy Incorporated plunged by -8.67%, with the trading volume of 7.66B. MicroStrategy reported a Q1 unrealized digital asset loss of $5.91 billion, highlighting multiple risks associated with its Bitcoin strategy.