BUZZ-Dell hits record high amid boost in AI-linked stocks
** Shares of Dell Technologies up 4.4% to $167.32 after jumping to an all-time high ** Stock rose as much as 5.86% to a record high of $169.57 in early trading, set for a fifth consecutive session of gains ** Rally backed by investors' belief in tech giant's work on generative artificial intelligence applications ** Dell launched AI-oriented personal computers and Nvidia-powered servers at the May 20 event ** Tech companies riding the wave of AI-heavyweight Nvidia's strong quarterly results and forecast posted last week ** S&P 500 information technology sector best-performing subsector on Tuesday ** Chipmakers advance: Nvidia up 5.3% to $1121.48 touching record highs, Arm Holdings up 4.3% to $119.62, Advanced Micro Devices up 1.7% to $169 ** 18 of 21 brokerages rate Dell stock "buy" or higher, two "hold" and one "sell" or lower; their median PT is $148 ** Including session gains, DELL up 116.78% YTD