On Friday, Tesla topped the U.S. stock trading volume with a 2.46% increase, trading $38.624 billion. Reports indicate that Elon Musk has leased office space in the San Francisco Bay Area for Neuralink and xAI's relocation. Neuralink received FDA approval for human clinical trials, with participants successfully controlling computers through brain-machine interfaces.

Additionally, automotive media outlet CarsCoops reported on Friday that EU regulators have warned of design flaws in electronic door handles, which have led to multiple fatal incidents, urging automakers, including Tesla, to urgently improve door designs to ensure they can be opened in emergencies.

Nvidia came in second, rising 0.78% with a trading volume of $31.159 billion. It was reported that Nvidia and TSMC announced the completion of their first wafer in the U.S. on Friday, which will be used to produce AI chips branded Blackwell.

Nvidia’s founder and CEO Jensen Huang visited TSMC's manufacturing facility in Phoenix on Friday to announce this advancement. Nvidia stated, “Nvidia and TSMC are partnering to build the infrastructure supporting global AI factories in the U.S.”

In a joint statement, Nvidia and TSMC noted, “The TSMC Arizona facility is expected to create thousands of high-tech jobs and attract a broad ecosystem of suppliers.”

AMD ranked third, declining 0.63% with a trading volume of $12.829 billion. The stock is currently near its historical peak, with Bank of America raising its target price and projecting nearly a 30% upside.

Oracle, ranked fifth, dropped 6.93%, marking its largest single-day decline since January, with a trading volume of $10.867 billion. Jefferies raised the target price for Oracle from $360 to $400 per share.

Google A shares (GOOGL) ranked tenth, rising 0.73% with a trading volume of $7.553 billion. Reports on Friday indicated that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approved the lifting of restrictions on Google. On October 17, the CMA stated that after carefully reviewing feedback from a consultation in June 2025, it found reasonable grounds to believe that its competitive concerns no longer existed and that lifting the commitments was appropriate, thus officially announcing the removal of commitments and closing the investigation into Google.

In addition, media reported on Friday that Google’s latest Android 16 QPR3 Beta 3 system has been urgently withdrawn due to issues causing phones to reboot endlessly. Some users reported bricking their devices, although a fix remains available.

Quantum computing stock Rigetti Computing ranked thirteenth, declining 3.31% with a trading volume of $5.143 billion. Despite the drop on Friday, the stock has seen a cumulative increase of 5.6% this week, marking its sixth consecutive week of gains.

Hims & Hers (HIMS) was eighteenth, with a significant drop of 15.84% and a trading volume of $3.819 billion, following reports that CEO Andrew Dudum has sold $11 million worth of shares.

Netflix ranked twentieth, rising 1.33% with a trading volume of $3.495 billion. The company is about to announce its third-quarter earnings. China Renaissance International maintained a target price of $1,215 for Netflix with a "Buy" investment rating. The firm indicated that Netflix has a strong content pipeline to support robust growth in the second half of the year, with major upcoming shows like “Stranger Things,” “The Unusual,” “The Diplomat,” and live NFL broadcasts expected to continue capturing viewer share; collaboration with Spotify will further enhance content offerings, including entries into the podcast space. The firm anticipates that the third-quarter results and the release of major shows will drive stock price increases in the fourth quarter, ultimately leading to a price hike in early 2026.