Morning Movers: CRCL Crypto Bank Approval, STX & WDC Upgrades, SHOP Boost


Circle rallies after U.S. crypto bank approval; Seagate and Western Digital get Wells Fargo upgrades/price-target boosts; Shopify upgraded by Stifel; SK Hynix readies Nasdaq debut.

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Wells Fargo raised Western Digital's price target, a move that led Schwab Network's Friday roundup and highlighted a wave of analyst optimism across storage and chip names. Diane King Hall tied the lift to other upgrades, from Seagate to Shopify, and the backdrop of SK Hynix's Nasdaq debut, showing how headlines can concentrate capital into a theme. For investors, the clip is a tidy reminder that analyst notes can spark big short-term flows even when the underlying price action looks uncomfortable.