Nvidia's gain helped keep the Nasdaq Composite above water today, with the tech-heavy index climbing 0.2% to 20,677 – a new all-time closing high. However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 1% to 44,023 and the S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 6,243 due in part to weakness in financial stocks.

Most US and European share indices slid on Tuesday, as US inflation data indicated President Donald Trump's tariffs could be feeding into his country's economy.