The stock market marched to fresh highs with Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor and AI chipmakers leading and economic data solid. Online brokers also are hot.

The Nasdaq Composite posted its latest record finish on Tuesday, supported by a jump in shares of heavyweight Nvidia, but the other Wall Street benchmarks ended lower as a key inflation report and a flurry of bank earnings failed to excite investors.

Shares in Asia traded mixed on Wednesday after an update on U.S. inflation pulled most Wall Street stocks lower, though gains for Nvidia pushed the Nasdaq to another record. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 edged less than 0.

June inflation data released Tuesday represented an increase from May levels, despite the headline numbers matching expectations.

The Nasdaq cruised to a fresh record high on Tuesday, powered by a jump in Nvidia, while the S&P 500 hovered below its peak, as investors digested an inflation report and a flurry of major bank earnings.

Nvidia owns a 7% stake in CoreWeave, and made it possible for the young company to be the first to launch its latest GPUs. In February, CoreWeave became the first hyperscaler to make Nvidia's new Blackwell architecture broadly available -- and it just did the same recently with the latest iteration, Blackwell Ultra.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock currently trades for around $155. However, Loop Capital just gave Nvidia a new price target of $250 per share. That indicates around 60% upside from today's price, but the implications of a $250-per-share stock are far greater.

NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the 10 Buzzing Stocks to Watch as AI Trade Makes a Comeback. Lo Toney from Plexo Capital said in a recent program on CNBC that NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is a leader in the industry,