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The latest leg of a blistering Nvidia stock rally fueled fresh records for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Wednesday, after Chief Executive Jensen Huang joined a high-stakes China summit that could determine the next phase of the global AI arms race. Shares of Nvidia rose 2.3%, their sixth consecutive day of gains. In a sign of the chip maker’s dominance over the market, Nvidia in intraday trading became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $5.5 trillion.

Nvidia and other chip stocks tied to the artificial intelligence megatrend received positive analyst reports on Wednesday.

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Investing.com -- Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) shares rose 5.75% Monday as labor unrest at Samsung Electronics and supply constraints drove optimism, with Deutsche Bank setting a $1,000 price target for the memory-chip maker, matching the Street high.

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The Nasdaq notched its best six-week streak since 2009 as a surge in semiconductor shares continues.

Micron's AI memory rally is still running hot.

Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday, as the artificial intelligence boom constrains chip supply and deepens disruptions across the tech sector. "Super Mario" maker Nintendo said that higher component costs, particularly memory, and the impact of tariffs is expected to add roughly 100 billion yen ($638 million) to costs in the current financial year. President Shuntaro Furukawa said the higher component costs, along with factors including exchange rates, were reflected in Nintendo's decision to hike prices of its Switch 2.

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Shares of Sandisk Corporation (SNDK) have been flying high as investors pile into semiconductor names and memory-related stocks. The stock has surged nearly 100% over the past month and closed at $1,409.98 on May 6, extending a massive rally that has pushed shares up nearly 500% year to date, ...

U.S. semiconductor stocks rose on Wednesday as Advanced Micro Devices' strong outlook boosted investor confidence about sustained demand for AI infrastructure and that a ‌shift toward CPUs would spur the next leg of spending. AMD jumped nearly 18% in premarket ‌trading and is on track to hit a record high if gains hold in market hours, while rival Intel rose 6%. Chip designer Arm Holdings soared 11%, while Qualcomm gained about 4%.

Micron stock surged on continued strong demand for its memory chips. Fitch also upgraded its credit rating.

Micron stock surged on continued strong demand for its memory chips. Fitch also upgraded its credit rating.