Nvidia Fell 9.26% as Almost $450B of Market Cap Was Wiped

On Thursday 5 November 2026, Nvidia closed at $181.60, down $18.53, or 9.26%. Reporting put the session's drop at almost $450 billion in market capitalization — an equity market-value move, not a cash loss for the company — as the Nasdaq fell 5.5%, its worst day since April 2025 (CNBC; Yahoo Finance). The tape moved amid fears that U.S. midterm outcomes could tighten AI data-center build rules, alongside a broader semiconductor selloff. Qualcomm's weak outlook was also in the mix, per CNBC. Separately, Yahoo Finance notes nearly $1.4 trillion of Nvidia market value has been erased since its October record, about 24% below the 6 October close. That figure is multi-week context, not the one-day number.