Broadcom was gaining after Meta Platforms said it sees room for greater use of its custom artificial-intelligence chips.

Shares of Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) surged more than 4% in pre-market trade on Thursday after Meta Platforms Inc. (META) revealed that it is ramping up the use of its custom-designed chips. During its fourth-quarter earnings call,

Broadcom shares were trading about 4% higher in premarket trade. Meta CFO Susan Li told investors on a conference call that the company will use more of the chips it's designed with Broadcom. The chips are known as Meta's Training and Inference Accelerator,

Broadcom rose 5% on Thursday as Meta Platforms announced plans to increase use of chips designed with Broadcom.

Microsoft alone is projecting $80 billion of infrastructure spend for data centers in 2025; meanwhile, OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank are leading the newly announced Stargate initiative under President Trump — a project aiming to invest $500 billion into AI frameworks over the coming years.

Meta is slated to report fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the close of regular trading. Meta shares are up over 11% since Oct. 30, when it reported third-quarter earnings and said it would raise the low end of its 2024 capital expenditures guidance from $37 billion to $38 billion.

Broadcom’s business relies heavily on their networking products, which are crucial for data transfer in AI systems. If the market for premium AI chips experiences a downturn, amid the rise of DeepSeek, it could create a domino effect, potentially hurting sales of Broadcom’s supporting technologies and components.

Tesla shares have advanced 50% in the last three months on expectations the company will benefit from the ties between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, especially where a

US-listed shares of tech giants Nvidia, TSMC, and others are gaining some lost ground after China's DeepSeek rattled stock markets.

Nvidia shares tumbled Wednesday, dashing hopes for a quick recovery from losses earlier in the week amid concerns about the competitiveness of American AI firms and their spending on the emerging technology.

Nvidia shares' 9% recovery Tuesday was the second-best day in terms of market cap added for any company ever—but the company faced another selloff Wednesday.