BlockBeats News, October 9: At the open of U.S. trading, the Dow rose 0.05%, the S&P 500 gained 0.27%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.54%. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 2.6% amid reports that the company cut orders for the iPhone 18 Pro due to weak demand.

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