The past few years have been undeniably profitable for Nvidia ( NVDA 4.43%) investors. The stock price has surged more than sevenfold over the past two years, and today, it topped the charts as the world's most valuable company in terms of market cap. The stock was up as much as 4.7% Wednesday morning. At 12:32 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 4.1%.

Nvidia stock rose early Wednesday after President Donald Trump sent another signal to markets that artificial intelligence would be a priority under his new administration. The absence of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the inauguration Monday stuck out as Big Tech CEOs thronged to the event.

Nvidia stock jumped Wednesday, extending gains from the prior day following Trump’s announcement of a massive, $500 billion AI infrastructure project called Stargate. The project will be funded by Oracle,

Amid investor concerns, the Stargate project significantly boosted Nvidia’s future prospects. President Donald Trump’s announcement of Stargate has positioned Nvidia to benefit significantly from a $500 billion investment aimed at building advanced AI infrastructure in the U.S. over the next four years.