China's leading memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in the mainland after soaring 500 percent on its market debut Monday, underscoring the impact of AI-driven demand on the semiconductor sector. The firm's shares rocketed more than 500 percent by mid-morning, taking its market capitalisation to 3.5 trillion yuan ($520 billion) -- surpassing megabank ICBC as the mainland's most valuable company.

CXMT is China’s biggest memory chipmaker and its debut comes amid an AI-driven demand boom that has boosted the stock price of its rivals Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix.

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China's leading memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in the mainland after soaring 500 percent on its market debut Monday, underscoring the impact of AI-driven…