Teslas Volatile Dip Amid Robust Deliveries; Nvidias Strategic Moves Steal Spotlight

1. Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA)
Tesla plunged by -6.08%, with the trading volume of 41.43B. Tesla achieved global deliveries of 1.789 million electric vehicles in 2024 and installed 31.4 GWh of energy storage products, despite facing its first sales decline in over a decade and progressing with its Mexico Gigafactory project. Li Auto is entering the autonomous driving competition.

2. Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA)
Nvidia gained mildly by 2.99%, with the trading volume of 26.39B. NVIDIA is reportedly considering shifting some 2-nanometer chip orders from TSMC to Samsung due to capacity and cost factors. Additionally, NVIDIA has unveiled an AR glasses patent and teased a new dual-fan graphics card design, potentially for the RTX 50 Series.

3. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Apple dipped mildly by -2.62%, with the trading volume of 13.47B. Apple launched a New Year promotion on its Chinese website, offering discounts up to 800 RMB and additional trade-in benefits for new iPhones. Apple also temporarily made its Apple TV+ streaming service free from January 3 to January 5.

4. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN)
Amazon.Com gained mildly by 0.38%, with the trading volume of 7.48B. Amazon (AMZN.US) is focusing on a partner-centric strategy for generative AI with potential plans to acquire Lyft (LYFT.US) to enhance its robotaxi business competing with Tesla. Lumentum (LITE.US) leverages AI for growth, producing optical components for data centers.

5. Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META)
Meta Platforms gained mildly by 2.35%, with the trading volume of 7.18B. Meta appointed Joel Kaplan, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff, as President of Global Affairs. Additionally, Meta disclosed two insider transactions involving executive Jennifer Newstead selling 905 shares. The company also released LIGER, a hybrid retrieval AI model, enhancing recommendation system performance.

6. Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO)
Broadcom gained mildly by 0.06%, with the trading volume of 7.17B. Lumentum is leveraging AI for transformation, providing optical and photonic components, modules, and systems for high-speed data transmission and industrial laser products, with its optical products used in data centers for rapid deployment.

7. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Microsoft dipped mildly by -0.69%, with the trading volume of 7.06B. Microsoft, Alibaba, and WIMI Hologram are deeply investing in AI industry, focusing on digital transformation applications. Microsoft plans to launch AI Agent with complex tasks capabilities, aligned with Nvidia's vision of AI Agent future trend.

8. Microstrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR)
Microstrategy Incorporated gained solidly by 3.59%, with the trading volume of 5.37B. MicroStrategy's trading volume reached $5.374 billion on January 2, 2025, making it the eighth highest on the US stock market that day.

9. Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)
Palantir Technologies dipped mildly by -0.58%, with the trading volume of 5.34B. Palantir Technologies has seen a surge in excitement around AI applications, positioning the formerly obscure software company as a standout performer in 2024, achieving significant growth since its 2020 IPO.

10. Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD)
Advanced Micro Devices dipped mildly by -0.13%, with the trading volume of 3.97B. Tesla experienced its first sales decline since 2015 and issued a recall for 77,650 electric vehicles amidst overall US stock market downturn.