Stock Track | Western Digital Plunges 5.11% in Pre-Market as Storage Sector Sell-Off Continues Amid SK Hynix Downgrade and Fed Hawkish Stance

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Western Digital's stock experienced a pre-market plunge of 5.11%, extending a multi-session decline for the storage chip sector.

The continued weakness stems from a sector-wide sell-off triggered by a significant earnings forecast downgrade for peer SK Hynix by Korean brokerage KIS. The downgrade, which was roughly 8% below market consensus, caused a sharp drop in SK Hynix shares, with contagion spreading to U.S.-listed storage names. Compounding the pressure, hawkish commentary from the Federal Reserve Chair on persistent inflation triggered a broad retreat in market risk appetite, accelerating profit-taking in storage stocks that had accumulated substantial gains in prior sessions.

Despite recent target price upgrades from several major investment banks, short-term fund outflows and negative sector sentiment continue to dominate price action for Western Digital and its peers.

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