The gains came after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang triggered a selloff in quantum computing stocks earlier this week with his remarks about the technology’s development.

Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) stock posted explosive gains across 2024. The quantum computing company's share price closed out the year's trading up 1,449.4%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The carnage in quantum computing stocks Wednesday saw shares of Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI), Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT), and IonQ (NASDAQ:IONQ) plunge 40% or more. Comments made by Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang that the sector won't see viability for another two decades gutted these former high-flying stocks.