
Nvidia shares fell 6% in the pre-market on the Nasdaq after the board of directors launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang for an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
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Nvidia's board of directors has launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang.
Nvidia plunged in pre-opening trading after the company's board launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang following his admission that he had an affair with a woman named as an alleged Chinese spy.
In the pre-market on the Nasdaq the stock recorded a decline of approximately 6% in the early stages of trading. In contrast, shares of Nvidia's Asian suppliers were unaffected by the news, largely following the general rebound seen by industry stocks in the United States on Friday.

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European stock markets are rising sharply thanks to the drop in oil prices and awaiting US inflation data. Attention remains on the issues of artificial intelligence and an investigation opens into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.