US memory chip and storage drive stocks proliferated overnight. Memory chip makers Sandisk Corporation (SNDK.US) and Micron Technology, Inc. (MU.US) closed up 12% and 11.1%, respectively, and swelled a further 4.5% and 5.6% in after-hours trading. Computer hard drive suppliers Western Digital Corporation (WDC.US) and Seagate (STX.US) advanced 5.5% and 4.4%, respectively, and added another 2% and 1.8% in after-hours trading.Related NewsInflation Rate MoM for Apr in the United States is 0.6%, lower than the previous value of 0.9%. The forecast was 0.6%.Separately, affected by talks with Apple Inc. (AAPL.US) regarding potential chip cooperation, Intel Corporation (INTC.US) shot up 12.9% overnight and spiked a further 4.8% in after-hours trading. (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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