Western Digital (WDC) Stock Today: AI Storage Demand, Nasdaq-100 Inclusion, and What Investors Should Watch Next
New York time check: It is Friday, December 26, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET in New York, and U.S. stock markets are open for regular trading. Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) shares are trading higher in the post-Christmas session, supported by the market’s continued appetite for AI infrastructure beneficiaries—and by the company’s own fundamentals following a transformational year. As of 3:24 p.m. ET, WDC stock is $181.33, up $1.77 (+0.99%) on the day, after trading between $178.04 and $183.77. Volume is about 2.11 million shares so far. Stock market context: light holiday volume near record highs Today’s tape matters, because holiday-thinned