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U.S. Stock Storage Sector Gains Expand, SanDisk Surges About 20%

On July 30, gains in the U.S. stock storage sector expanded, with SanDisk rising about 20%, Seagate Technology up about 18%, Western Digital up about 16%, Micron Technology up about 11%, and SK Hynix up about 11%.

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