According to market data, on August 17, the three major U.S. stock indices opened mixed: the Dow Jones fell 0.3%, the S&P 500 opened nearly flat, and the Nasdaq rose 0.2%.
Storage sectors rose broadly: Seagate Technology (STX) increased 1.19%, Western Digital (WDC) rose 2.4%, SanDisk (SNDK) gained 5.4%, Micron Technology (MU) climbed 4.3%, and SK Hynix ADR advanced 3.8%.

