Nvidia traded slightly higher after Jensen Huang's CES keynote. Traders are eyeing key economic data later in the week.

Nvidia‘s stock rose by 3.4 per cent on Tuesday to $149.43 (£118.95) per share bringing it neck-and-neck with Apple, following various launches for the tech giant at the CES in Las Vegas on Monday. At the annual conference,

Asian Shares Mostly Rise After Wall Street Rally Led by Nvidia TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, deriving optimism from rising technology stocks on Wall Street, led by Nvidia. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.

Nvidia briefly became the world’s most valuable company ahead of an evening CES speech from CEO Jensen Huang which Bank of America expects to be “reassuring” for investors.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver the opening keynote at the CES on Monday, with many analysts viewing the event as a potential growth catalyst for the chipmaking giant.

In a packed Las Vegas arena, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang stood on stage and marveled over the crisp real-time computer graphics displayed on the screen behind him. He watched as a dark-haired woman walked through ornate gilded double doors and took in the rays of light that poured in through stained glass windows.