Nasdaq Jumps Over 2% Amid Nvidia Surge: Investor Sentiment Improves, But Fear & Greed Index Remains In 'Fear' Zone

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in the overall market sentiment, but the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Wednesday.U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, following the release of inflation data. U.S. annual inflation rate eased for a fifth straight month to 2.5% in August from 2.9% in the previous month, and down from market estimates of 2.6%.Shares of NVIDIA Corporation NVDA gained around 8.2%, while Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD shares added around 4.9% during the sessio ...