Optical Communication Stocks Surge 9% While Storage Shares Gain 6%

U.S. market open sees broad gains in optical comm and storage sectors. AAOI leads with 9% jump, SNDK up 6%, reflecting strong demand for infrastructure components.

Woofun AI data shows that storage and optical communication equities opened higher in the U.S. market on August 14. Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) led the sector with a 9.07% increase, followed by Lumentum (LITE) up 4.57%, Corning (GLW) up 2.86%, and Coherent (COHR) up 1.60%. Storage names also advanced, with SanDisk (SNDK) rising 6.15%, Seagate Technology (STX) up 4.71%, Western Digital (WDC) up 4.57%, Hynix up 3.06%, and Micron up 2.30%.