Shares of Nvidia, Microsoft, Oracle, and other AI-related companies surged Wednesday after the Trump administration’s announcement of a $500 billion joint venture spurred optimism about a rising tide of AI investments.

President Trump announced a major AI infrastructure investment of “at least $500 billion,” signaling a willingness to work alongside large tech companies.

Oracle's shares jumped nearly 9% before the bell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the company would make a large investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, alongside OpenAI and SoftBank.

Shares of Austin, Texas-based Oracle Corp. (ORCL) are on track to open at their highest level since early December after the company joined an OpenAI-led artificial intelligence (AI) joint venture named Stargate,

The goal is to kickstart building more datacenters to expand computing capacity for current and future AI projects, including OpenAI's goal of "AGI," which the company defines as a highly autonomous AI system that "outperforms humans at most economically valuable work.

Oracle shares jumped nearly 9% in premarket trading on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the company would make a large investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, alongside OpenAI and SoftBank.

Oracle stock is poised to reap the benefits of President Trump’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, analysts said after the president announced a $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure on Tuesday.