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Shares of Western Digital Corp. rallied 8.6% to $282.58 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 2.0% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.5% to 50,115.67.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Western Digital Corp. closed 4.7% short of its 52-week high of $296.50, which the company reached on February 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Seagate Technology Holdings PLC rose 5.9% to $429.32, NetApp Inc. rose 3.8% to $103.34, and Western Digital Corp. rose 8.61% to $282.58.
Trading volume totaled 9.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 9.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 06, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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