Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS +1.32%) stock posted a day of strong gains in Friday's trading, rising 5.3% in the session. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 closed out the day up 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.6%.
The stock market enjoyed broadly positive momentum in today's session, and the recent SpaceX initial public offering (IPO) likely played a role in the bullish backdrop. Navitas stock is now up 227.5% across this year's trading.
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Navitas surges in green day for the market
The stock market was highly volatile this week, with the latest round of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data and developments connected to the Iran war spurring substantial valuation swings. SpaceX's IPO was also a factor in the market volatility.
With SpaceX setting a valuation of $1.77 trillion for its IPO, there was some anxiety in the market as the company approached its record-setting public debut. Some investors viewed the IPO as a potential referendum on valuations for highly growth-dependent tech plays, and the stock's strong debut seemingly sent buying signals for growth stocks.
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SpaceX could continue to be a catalyst for Navitas
SpaceX closed out Friday's trading up 19.2%, helping to spur bullish momentum for other growth-dependent tech plays. But while fluctuations for the space tech company's valuation could continue to have a near-term impact on Navitas and other growth stocks, Elon Musk's newly public company could create catalysts for Navitas along more fundamental lines.
While SpaceX is best known for its rocket launching services and Starlink internet and mobile service offerings, the company is making artificial intelligence a huge part of its growth strategy. With SpaceX aiming to rapidly expand its positioning in the AI compute space, there's a fair chance that Navitas will see demand catalysts as SpaceX spends big to build out its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
