Tesla and Microstrategy Lead Volume Surge as Tech Giants Make Waves

1. Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA)
Tesla surged by 7.36%, with the trading volume of 27.57B. Lexus nears completion of negotiations for a new plant in China aimed at reversing its fortunes there. Tesla initiates a new round of free FSD trials and has reduced Model 3 prices in China.

2. Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA)
Nvidia gained mildly by 0.39%, with the trading volume of 14.79B. NVIDIA has launched the GB200 NVL4 platform with 144-core CPU and four Blackwell GPUs, supporting up to 1.3TB memory for high-performance and scalable data center needs. NVIDIA stocks have seen strong retail investor interest, with a net buy of over $300 billion in 2024.

3. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Apple gained mildly by 1.15%, with the trading volume of 5.98B. Apple is working on a bezel-less iPhone, collaborating with Samsung Display and LG Display to develop OLED panels, targeting a 2025 release. Additionally, Apple's Vision Pro sales are underwhelming, with the M5 chip viewed as a potential solution.

4. Microstrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR)
Microstrategy Incorporated surged by 7.81%, with the trading volume of 5.80B. Microstrategy reported a trading volume of $5.787 billion on December 24, 2024.

5. Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO)
Broadcom gained solidly by 3.15%, with the trading volume of 5.44B. Netflix has filed a lawsuit against Broadcom, accusing its subsidiary VMware of infringing five virtual machine communication patents with its vSphere virtualization platform.

6. Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)
Palantir Technologies gained mildly by 2.09%, with the trading volume of 5.40B. Constellation Energy, Vistra Corp., and Talen Energy could see further growth driven by AI's rising power demands, while AI and cryptocurrency trends are fueling significant stock increases. Palantir faces skepticism with record-high valuation but lacking substantial performance.

7. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN)
Amazon.Com gained mildly by 1.77%, with the trading volume of 3.43B. Amazon encourages sellers to leave Temu by offering free ads and tracks pricing on the platform, demanding Chinese cross-border sellers stop selling at lower prices on Temu. Meanwhile, Amazon Web Services launched innovations in AI at re:Invent 2024 in Beijing.

8. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)
Microsoft gained mildly by 0.94%, with the trading volume of 3.14B. Hu Yunhua, former Microsoft Asia researcher, has reportedly joined AI unicorn Zhipu as head of C-end application "Zhipu Qingyan". Zhipu did not officially respond to this information.

9. Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD)
Advanced Micro Devices gained mildly by 1.36%, with the trading volume of 3.13B. AMD is set to release its new RX 9070 XT graphics card featuring a three-fan design and potential software improvements. However, the AMD MI300X AI chip faces criticism for software defects, affecting user experience compared to NVIDIA products.

10. Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META)
Meta Platforms gained mildly by 1.32%, with the trading volume of 2.86B. Meta plans to introduce updated Ray-Ban smart glasses with displays by 2025, amid a surge in app downloads for its AI glasses, which increased over 200% year-on-year. Analysts anticipate a significant boom in the wearable tech sector.