Lithium stocks spiked on Wednesday as lithium carbonate prices hit 16-month highs, driven by rising energy-storage demand from fast-growing AI data centers. Sigma Lithium surged over 38%, while Atlas Lithium, Albemarle, Lithium Americas and American Lithium also gained. China lithium carbonate futures rose 1.72% to 87,000 yuan per tonne, extending the sectors strong rebound despite YTD weakness.