US Tech Futures Surge: Optical Comms Up 8.8%, Storage And Semis Rally

Pre-market data shows broad gains in US tech sectors. Optical communication stocks lead with 8.8% rise, while storage and semiconductor names post 3-6% increases across major names.

Woofun AI data shows simultaneous pre-market strength across US semiconductor, storage, and optical communication sectors on Friday. Semiconductor equities rose broadly, with Arm up 5.99%, Intel up 5.67%, Applied Materials up 3.83%, and Lam Research up 3.81%. The storage sector posted significant gains, led by SkyHigh at 6.45%, followed by Western Digital at 4.48%, SanDisk at 4.41%, Micron at 3.35%, and Seagate at 2.91%. Optical communication stocks also advanced, with Astera Labs surging 8.78%, Applied Optoelectronics up 6.6%, Credo up 6.28%, Coherent up 5.94%, and Lumentum up 4.47%.