US Stock Market Move | Storage concept stocks rose across the board before the market opens. SanDisk (SNDK.US) rose 4%.

On Friday, storage concept stocks rose before the market opened, with SanDisk (SNDK.US) up 4%, Western Digital Corporation (WDC.US) up 2%, and Micron Technology, Inc. (MU.US) up over 1%. On the news front, the international market research institution Omdia stated that the storage product market is currently experiencing an unprecedented upswing. Regarding NAND, due to the current low starting point and tightening supply conditions, this uptrend is expected to continue until 2026. Omdia expects AI demand to drive NAND prices up by 40% in 2026.