These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Coupang, Micron, Lam Research, Newmont, Moderna, and More

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Key Points

• Nvidia rises after a nonexclusive agreement to license technology from AI chip start-up Groq.
• Coupang spikes after a report that a former employee deleted breached customer information without transferring it to a third party.
• Lam Research rise and are on track for respective record highs.

Stocks were mixed Friday as stock exchanges in the U.S. reopened after the Christmas holiday. With no economic reports and many Wall Streeters still off, trading volume was thin.

These stocks were making moves:

Nvidia jumped 2%. The chip maker entered into a nonexclusive agreement to license technology from Groq, an artificial-intelligence chip start-up, Groq announced on Christmas Eve. It isn’t clear if Nvidia is taking an equity stake in the start-up.

Tesla fell 1.3% to $478.96. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker remain a few percentage points off $500 since hitting a record closing high of $489.88 on Dec. 16. The U.S. auto safety regulator is investigating allegations that the 2022 Tesla Model 3 mechanical door release is difficult to locate in an emergency.

Coupang gained 8.8% after the retailer announced findings from an internal investigation into a cybersecurity breach. A former employee downloaded the personal information of about 3,000 customers, but the data were deleted without being transferred to a third party, Coupang said. The breach has plunged the company, which serves tens of millions of customers in South Korea, into turmoil over the last month.

Nike stock was up 0.8%. The athletic apparel company was Wednesday’s top stock in the S&P 500, climbing 4.6% after a regulatory disclosure showed that Apple CEO Tim Cook bought nearly $3 million worth of Nike shares. Cook is the lead independent director of Nike.

Micron Technology slipped 0.5%. Shares climbed 3.8% to a record closing high of $286.68 on Wednesday.

Lam Research was up 0.9% to $178.89, putting the chip-design company on pace to close at a record high. Shares have surged nearly 150% this year.

Apple rose 0.3%. China’s imports of foreign-branded mobile phones, including the iPhone, rose 128% in November from the same month last year, Reuters reported, citing data from a Chinese government-affiliated research firm. Earlier this week, a federal judge denied a request by Masimo to block Apple Watch imports as part of a series of patent infringement disputes.

The largest mining stocks were on track for a strong day as silver prices neared a record high and gold and copper rose. Freeport-McMoRan, which mines gold and copper, jumped 2.2%, putting the stock on track for its 11th consecutive day of gains, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Southern Copper was up 1.8%, while gold and silver giant Newmont rose 1%.

Moderna stock dropped 4.6%. No particular piece of news seemed to be the culprit. The drugmaker has struggled since 2021, when it emerged as a leader in Covid-19 vaccines, and 2025 has been no exception. The stock is down 25% this year to its lowest levels since before the pandemic.

Sable Offshore stock tumbled 14%. Environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday aiming to block the restart of oil pipelines near Santa Barbara, Calif. Sable Offshore had received an emergency special permit from a Department of Transportation office earlier in the week approving the company’s restart plan.

Corrections & Amplifications: Apple CEO Tim Cook bought nearly $3 million worth of Nike shares. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said Cook bought nearly $3 billion of the stock.

Write to Nate Wolf at nate.wolf@barrons.com