Global stocks are higher following gains on Wall Street after market superstar Nvidia and other companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected.

Wall Street is pointing toward gains following another strong earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia even if it didn't meet the sky-high expectations of investors

U.S. stocks are rising Thursday after more companies said they’re making fatter profits than expected. Market superstar Nvidia also topped forecasts, but Wall Street’s ambivalence about whether the heavyweight's report was impressive enough is keeping indexes in check.

Global shares were mostly lower on Thursday as markets digested a strong profit report from U.S. chipmaker Nvidia. Nvidia again topped analysts' expectations. But technology shares in Tokyo declined as they had already risen earlier in anticipation.