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More than three-quarters of FTSE 350 firms have outperformed Nvidia this year

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Hunt, S. (2026, November 9). More than three-quarters of FTSE 350 firms have outperformed Nvidia this year. City AM. https://www.cityam.com/more-than-three-quarters-of-ftse-350-firms-have-outperformed-nvidia-this-year/

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City AM · collected 2026-11-09 · by Simon Hunt

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More than three-quarters of FTSE 350 companies have outperformed Nvidia this year, with 68 FTSE 100 firms and 202 FTSE 250 constituents surpassing Nvidia's share performance as of Monday. Nvidia’s stock has declined by over seven percent since January due to concerns about the AI investment boom and CEO Jensen Huang’s extramarital affair involving an alleged spy, leading to a $200 billion drop in market value. The article discusses how broader economic factors like higher interest rates and potential regulatory changes are contributing to Nvidia's struggles, contrasting this with the FTSE index’s 9.3 percent gain for the year.
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As of November 9, 2026, more than three-quarters of FTSE 350 firms have outperformed Nvidia this year. According to City AM's analysis, 68 constituents of the FTSE 100 and 202 members of the FTSE 250 had better share performance than Nvidia as of market close on Monday. While London’s blue-chip index is up 9.3% year-to-date, Nvidia's shares have lost over 7% since January. This decline followed a sharp sell-off in New York after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese spy and Nvidia customer, leading the company to launch an internal investigation into the relationship.

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“Article A discusses Nvidia's performance relative to FTSE firms on November 9th, while Article B covers the Nasdaq plunge affecting tech stocks including Nvidia on November 8th.”
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Simon Hunt
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“Bulls may be inclined to take President Trump’s lead and shrug off Jensen Huang’s personal problems, in the view the work he does to put Nvidia and the US in the lead in a technological race makes him too valuable to lose, but sceptics will look at past stock market cycles and wonder whether a potential scandal could be yet another reason for more air to leak out of what they see as an AI bubble.”
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“Higher interest rates, worries over how the artificial intelligence spending boom is to be funded and concerns about the Democrats’ plans for regulation and data centres are now being joined by the possibility of a scandal involving the CEO of one of the companies that sits at the very apex of the AI tree, Nvidia,” said AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould.
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“Bulls may be inclined to take President Trump’s lead and shrug off Jensen Huang’s personal problems, in the view the work he does to put Nvidia and the US in the lead in a technological race makes him too valuable to lose, but sceptics will look at past stock market cycles and wonder whether a potential scandal could be yet another reason for more air to leak out of what they see as an AI bubble.”

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The shares of more than three quarters of FTSE 350 firms have outperformed Nvidia so far this year after the world’s biggest semiconductor firm was blighted by concerns over bloated AI valuations and its billionaire founder was caught in a relationship scandal involving an alleged spy. asserted
founder → outperform → spy
Some 68 constituents of the FTSE 100 and 202 members of the FTSE 250 had eclipsed the year-to-date share performance of Nvidia at market close on Monday, according to a City AM analysis. uncertain
constituents → eclipse → analysis
Nvidia shares, on the other hand, have shed more than seven per cent of their value since the start of the year. asserted
shares → shed → year
That followed a sharp sell-off of the stock in New York on Monday after chief executive Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with an Nvidia customer and alleged Chinese spy, triggering an internal company investigation into the romantic relationship. asserted
Huang → follow → relationship
“Throughout my life, my family has given me love and support. asserted
family → give → love
They deserve my honesty and loyalty. asserted
They → deserve → honesty
Instead, I let them down and damaged the life we built together,” Huang said in a statement emailed to staff. asserted
Huang → let → staff
“I take full responsibility for what I did and the hurt I caused, and I accept the criticism that comes with it.” asserted
that → take → it
The news wiped as much as $200bn (£150bn) from Nvidia’s market value in a matter of minutes. asserted
news → wipe → minutes
But the stock had already been under pressure in recent months over growing concern the AI investing boom was running out of steam, tumbling from a peak of around $240 at the start of October to $180 a month later. asserted
boom → grow → 180
“Higher interest rates, worries over how the artificial intelligence spending boom is to be funded and concerns about the Democrats’ plans for regulation and data centres are now being joined by the possibility of a scandal involving the CEO of one of the companies that sits at the very apex of the AI tree, Nvidia,” said AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould. asserted
Mould → fund → tree
“Bulls may be inclined to take President Trump’s lead and shrug off Jensen Huang’s personal problems, in the view the work he does to put Nvidia and the US in the lead in a technological race makes him too valuable to lose, but sceptics will look at past stock market cycles and wonder whether a potential scandal could be yet another reason for more air to leak out of what they see as an AI bubble.” uncertain
they → incline → bubble
Mould told City AM the FTSE’s performance “is not something many may have predicted at the start of the year. uncertain
many → tell → year
There has been a worldwide shift toward stodgier sectors in the second half of the year, notably healthcare and consumer staples, and away from tech, so it will be interesting to see if that trend continues, or whether much lower share prices – and thus valuations – in some instances tempt some investors to buy on the dip.” asserted
prices → see → dip
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