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Shares of Western Digital Corp. advanced 4.4% to $508.80 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,732.41.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Western Digital Corp. closed 36.4% short of its 52-week high of $799.87, which the company reached on June 18th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Seagate Technology Holdings PLC rose 5.7% to $973.44, NetApp Inc. rose 1.0% to $207.08, and Western Digital Corp. rose 4.41% to $508.80.

Trading volume totaled 9.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 9.0 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet