Movement Alert|Western Digital Falls 4% in Regular Trading, Storage Sector Extends Pullback for Second Straight Day

Market Focus09-24 21:35

On September 24, Western Digital fell 4% in regular trading, trading around $455.56/share, with turnover of $2.82 billion. The decline came as the broader storage sector retreated for a second consecutive session, with profit-taking intensifying across high-beta names following a multi-day rally.

The storage sector had previously surged on the back of a widening memory supply-demand gap theme. Bank of America had raised its DRAM average selling price forecast by 8%-12% and lifted its global memory total addressable market projection from $1.8 trillion to $2 trillion, projecting a 21% CAGR for combined DRAM and NAND sales through 2030. Supply-side bottlenecks, including a doubling of lead times for key semiconductor equipment components in South Korea, further reinforced the bullish narrative. However, after sustained gains, the sector entered a clear corrective phase over the past two trading days. Broader market weakness compounded the selling pressure, with Nasdaq futures falling 0.86%, dampening risk appetite for momentum-driven names.

Within the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals sector, SanDisk fell 3.28%, Dell Technologies declined 2.11%, and Seagate Technology slipped 0.90%.

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