Western Digital stock jumps nearly 14% as CES chip talk lifts storage and memory shares
Western Digital shares jumped 13.8% to $213.79 by late morning Tuesday, leading gains among storage and memory stocks. SanDisk surged 23.8%, Seagate rose 11.7%, and Micron climbed 6.3%. The rally followed optimism over AI-driven demand and tight memory supply. Investors await Samsung’s earnings Jan. 8 and SK Hynix results Jan. 22.