Nvidia Corp.’s stock continued its rally Monday, embodying the red-hot momentum in the artificial-intelligence chip trade so far this year.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock hit a new all-time high Monday morning, shaking off its mid-December slump and jumping as much as 5.3%. As of 1:19 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 4.7%. There were a couple of developments that sent the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker higher,

Nvidia and Apple are neck and neck in the contest to become the largest U.S. company. The chip maker’s market value briefly surpassed Apple’s in intraday trading Monday, according to Dow Jones Market Data.