U.S. stocks opened higher across the board, with memory chip stocks rallying broadly.

BlockBeats news, October 9th, US stocks opened with the Dow up 0.05%, the S&P 500 up 0.27%, and the Nasdaq up 0.54%. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 2.6% amid reports that the company is cutting iPhone 18 Pro orders due to weak demand.

Storage concept stocks rose broadly, with Micron Technology (MU.O), SK Hynix (SKHY.O), and SanDisk (SNDK.O) up about 1.5%, while Seagate Technology (STX.O) and Western Digital (WDC.O) gained about 1%.