SK Hynix Inc. (NASDAQ:SKHY) stock experienced upward momentum on Wednesday, propelled by a sector-wide rally in artificial intelligence memory chipmakers. Increasing AI demand continues to tighten market supply, elevate prices and alter competition across major chip producers.

The Nasdaq is down 0.08% while the S&P 500 has shed 0.31%.

• SK Hynix stock is challenging resistance. Why are SKHY shares at highs?

TechInsights Predicts Supply Shortage

Dan Kim, chief strategy officer at TechInsights, expects the supply crunch to intensify as AI data centers consume more dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and other memory products while manufacturers race to add production capacity.